James Malcolm Bekken

Background

Bekken, James Malcolm was born on July 15, 1948 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ralph W. and ElizabethG. Bekken.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, U. North Dakota, 1970; Juris Doctor, U. North Dakota, 1977.

Career

Teacher, Proctor (Minnesota) Public Schools, 1970-1971; teacher, Grand Forks Public Schools, 1971-1974; partner, Hovey & Bekken, New Rockford, North Dakota, 1977-1983; county judge, Eddy, Benson, Foster & Wells Counties, New Rockford, 1983-1994; district judge, Southeast Judicial District Eddy County Courthouse, New Rockford, since 1994. Member Judicial Standards Committee, chair subcommittee on judicial conduct, 1987-1988. Member North Dakota Judicial Conduct Commission, Bismarck, since 1988, Attorney General's Domestic Violence Response Task Force, Bismarck, 1990-1991.

Achievements

• James Malcolm Bekken has been listed as a reputable District judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Heart of Dakota Coalition for Health, New Rockford, since 1989. Past president 4th Corporation, New Rockford. Member Judicial Conference (Executive Committee 1987-1990), County Judges Association (president 1988), District Judges Association (treasurer 1995), Kiwanis International (governor Minnesota-Dakotas district 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, racquetball, leadership development training, service organizations.

Connections

Married Sandra Erban, July 16, 1970. Children: Scott, Aaron, Stephanie.

Father:

Ralph W. Bekken

Mother:

ElizabethG. Bekken

Spouse:

Sandra Erban

child:

Aaron Bekken

child:

Scott Bekken

child:

Stephanie Bekken