N.D. Cent. Code § 27-25-01: Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

1."Candidate" means any person under consideration by the committee to fill a judicial vacancy.

2."Chairman" means the chairman of the committee and includes any acting chairman.

3."Committee" means the judicial nominating committee, consisting of six members in the event of a vacancy in the office of supreme court judge and nine members in the event of a vacancy in the office of a district court judge.

4."Judge" means a justice of the supreme court or a judge of district court.

5."Nominee" means any candidate selected by the committee for inclusion on the list of candidates submitted to the governor.

6."Permanent member" means a person appointed to serve on the committee for all vacancies in the office of judge during that member's term.

7."Temporary member" means a person appointed to serve on the committee only for the time necessary to fill a vacancy in the office of district judge in that member's district.