Carol Ronning Kapsner (born November 25, 1947) is a former Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Carol Ronning Kapsner was born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota. She graduated with B.A. degree in English literature from College of St. Catherine, studied 17th-century English literature at Oxford University, received a Master of Arts degree in English literature from Indiana University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado, in 1977. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1998. She retired from active service on July 31, 2017. Career 1977 - started the law firm of Kapsner and Kapsner 1980 - served as president of the Burleigh County Bar Association. 1988-1996 - appointed by the Bar Association to serve on the Judicial Conference 1998 - appointed by Governor Ed Schafer to fill vacancy created by Justice Herbert L. Meschke 2000 - elected to a full 10-year term References External links Carol Ronning Kapsner biography North Dakota Supreme Court website Living people 1947 births American women judges Indiana University alumni Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court Politicians from Bismarck, North Dakota St. Catherine University alumni University of Colorado alumni 21st-century American women 20th-century American women judges 21st-century American women judges