Daniel L. Hovland at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
- Jurisdiction
- North Dakota · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 26, 2002–present
Daniel L. Hovland
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, State of North Dakota, 1994-2002
- Commissioner, Bismarck North Dakota Park and Recreation District, 1992-2002
- Private practice, Bismarck, ND, 1983-2002
- Assistant attorney general, State of North Dakota, 1980-1983
- Law clerk, Hon. Ralph J. Erickstad, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. North Dakota, 2002-present
Education
- Concordia University-Nebraska · B.A., 1976
- University of North Dakota School of Law
- Concordia College
Personal record
Born 1954 · Moorhead, MN
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Counsel should expect to bring any equipment expected to be used at trial. A VCR, an overhead projector, a television presenter (ELMO), audio cassette tape player, a screen, and an easel for the display of oversized exhibits are available in the courtroom. The Court prefers the use of the ELMO system to present evidence.hovland_procedures.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391666CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1526/daniel-l-hovland/hovland_procedures.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ndd.uscourts.gov/chambers/hovland_procedures.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts