Saipan, CNMI — Associate Judge Joey P. San Nicolas successfully completed the National Computer Forensics Institute’s (“NCFI”) “Digital Evidence for Judges” course hosted in Alabama from October 12-16, 2026. The course provided an overview of digital evidence in criminal cases, including evidence from mobile devices, cloud-based services, and other digital sources. Topics included cybercrime, computer forensics, computer hardware, data concepts, search and seizure of digital

Saipan, CNMI — On October 9, 2026, the Northern Mariana Islands Judiciary held an Attorney Admissions Ceremony for Molly Kay Dennert and Brianna Concepcion Hunter, who both passed the July 2026 CNMI Bar Exam. Chief Justice Alexandro C. Castro admitted both successful applicants to the CNMI Bar. Molly Kay Dennert graduated with her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa, and she obtained her Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School. Molly previously served as a

Saipan, CNMI — The NMI Judiciary welcomes LaReina C. Camacho as the new Clerk of the Superior Court. LaReina is a dedicated public servant, with career experience of over twenty-five years in government planning, human resources, organizational development, regulatory compliance, and public engagement. Prior to joining the Judiciary, LaReina served as Planner III in the Department of Finance's Office of the Secretary and was also the Department's Equal Employment Opportunity

Saipan, CNMI — On September 24, 2026, third-year law student Josephine Estrada-Jones, an alumna of the Judiciary’s Summer Pre-Law Program, competed as a finalist in Syracuse University College of Law's 55th Annual Mackenzie Hughes LLP Edmund H. Lewis Appellate Advocacy Competition. Estrada-Jones and teammate Emily DenHaese represented Respondent United States. The moot court case centered on two issues: whether people have a privacy interest in prescription records stored in

Saipan, CNMI – In Chong v. Durkin, the Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s order in an eviction proceeding. The tenant, Daniel Durkin, alleged that his landlord, Chong International Corporation, had sought to evict him because he reported a violation of a zoning ordinance. He also alleged that the landlord was unjustly enriched by retaining renovations he made to the apartment. The Superior Court found that the Chong International Corporation intended to facilitate a

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