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U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota: Chief Judges
District of North Dakota
Number of chief judges: 8 Vogel, Charles Joseph (1954)
Register, George Scott (1955-1971)
Benson, Paul (1971-1985)
Conmy, Patrick Anthony (1985-1992)
Webb, Rodney Scott (1993-2001)
Hovland, Daniel L. (2002-2009), (2016-2019)
Erickson, Ralph R. (2009-2016)
Welte, Peter David (2019-present)