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Committee advances bill to shield federal judges’ home addresses, phone numbers from state public records
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee gave House Bill 1499 a favorable recommendation to extend state confidentiality protections for home addresses and telephone numbers to federal judges and magistrate judges. Attorney General staff described the change as aligning state law with federal protections enacted after high-profile threats.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to give House Bill 1499 a due-pass recommendation after a committee hearing where the Attorney General’s office requested the change. The measure would expand North Dakota’s confidentiality provisions so that telephone numbers and home addresses of federal judges and magistrate judges are redacted from state public records, unless the individual requests otherwise under the bill’s subsection allowing an annual opt-in for specific record types.
Annika Lockard, assistant attorney general in the general counsel division,…
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