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'''Nicholas John Spaeth''' (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th [[North Dakota Attorney General|Attorney General]] of [[North Dakota]], serving from 1985–92. He lost the 1992 [[Governor of North Dakota|North Dakota governor]]'s race to Republican [[Ed Schafer]].
'''Nicholas John Spaeth''' (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th [[North Dakota Attorney General|Attorney General]] of [[North Dakota]], serving from 1985–92. He lost the 1992 [[Governor of North Dakota|North Dakota governor]]'s race to Republican [[Ed Schafer]].


Born in [[Mahnomen, Minnesota]], Spaeth grew up in [[Valley City, North Dakota|Valley City]], [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], and [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] in North Dakota. He went to college at [[Stanford University]], where he graduated with honors, and won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to [[New College, Oxford]]. After Oxford, we went to [[Stanford Law School]], where he was managing editor of the law review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/03/too_old_to_get_hired_too_young036246.php|newspaper=[[Washington Monthly]]|date=March 24, 2011|accessdate=2012-03-24|title=Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire|author=Michael Kinsley}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ndcourts.gov/court/news/spaethn.htm North Dakota Supreme Court News-Nicholas John Spaeth]</ref>
Born in [[Mahnomen, Minnesota]], Spaeth grew up in [[Valley City, North Dakota|Valley City]], [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], and [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] in North Dakota. He went to college at [[Stanford University]], where he graduated with honors, and won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to [[New College, Oxford]]. After Oxford, we went to [[Stanford Law School]], where he was managing editor of the law review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/03/too_old_to_get_hired_too_young036246.php|newspaper=[[Washington Monthly]]|date=March 24, 2011|access-date=2012-03-24|title=Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire|author=Michael Kinsley}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ndcourts.gov/court/news/spaethn.htm North Dakota Supreme Court News-Nicholas John Spaeth]</ref>


After graduation, he clerked for [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] Judge [[Myron Bright]] and then for Supreme Court Justice [[Byron White]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Memorandum Opinion, Nicholas Spaeth, Plaintiff, v. Georgetown University, Defendant, Civil Action No. 11-1376 (ESH), United States District Court, District of Columbia|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14916352069944023892&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr|date=March 13, 2012|author=Ellen Segal Huvelle|accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref><ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html Nicholas J. Spaeth profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205084321/http://www.law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html |date=2010-12-05 }}, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref>
After graduation, he clerked for [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] Judge [[Myron Bright]] and then for Supreme Court Justice [[Byron White]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Memorandum Opinion, Nicholas Spaeth, Plaintiff, v. Georgetown University, Defendant, Civil Action No. 11-1376 (ESH), United States District Court, District of Columbia|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14916352069944023892&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr|date=March 13, 2012|author=Ellen Segal Huvelle|access-date=2012-03-24}}</ref><ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html Nicholas J. Spaeth profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205084321/http://www.law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html |date=2010-12-05 }}, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref>


In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. In 2004, Spaeth joined [[H&R Block|H&R Block, Inc.]] in 2004, as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.<ref>http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060</ref> He resigned in 2007 and joined the [[Federal Home Loan Bank]] (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.<ref>'Nicholas Spaeth, former ND attorney general, found bead in Fargo,' '''Grand Forks Herald,''' Patrick Springer, May 17. 2014</ref>
In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. In 2004, Spaeth joined [[H&R Block|H&R Block, Inc.]] in 2004, as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.<ref>http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060</ref> He resigned in 2007 and joined the [[Federal Home Loan Bank]] (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.<ref>'Nicholas Spaeth, former ND attorney general, found bead in Fargo,' '''Grand Forks Herald,''' Patrick Springer, May 17. 2014</ref>

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Nicholas Spaeth
27th Attorney General of North Dakota
In office
January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992
GovernorGeorge Sinner
Preceded byRobert Wefald
Succeeded byHeidi Heitkamp
Personal details
Born(1950-01-27)January 27, 1950
Mahnomen, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2014(2014-03-16) (aged 64)
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materStanford University
New College, Oxford

Nicholas John Spaeth (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th Attorney General of North Dakota, serving from 1985–92. He lost the 1992 North Dakota governor's race to Republican Ed Schafer.

Born in Mahnomen, Minnesota, Spaeth grew up in Valley City, Fargo, and Bismarck in North Dakota. He went to college at Stanford University, where he graduated with honors, and won a Rhodes Scholarship to New College, Oxford. After Oxford, we went to Stanford Law School, where he was managing editor of the law review.[1][2]

After graduation, he clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Myron Bright and then for Supreme Court Justice Byron White.[3][4]

In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. In 2004, Spaeth joined H&R Block, Inc. in 2004, as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.[5] He resigned in 2007 and joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.[6]

Death

Spaeth was found dead in his apartment in Fargo, North Dakota on March 16, 2014. He was 64 years old.[7]

References

  1. ^ Michael Kinsley (March 24, 2011). "Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  2. ^ North Dakota Supreme Court News-Nicholas John Spaeth
  3. ^ Ellen Segal Huvelle (March 13, 2012). "Memorandum Opinion, Nicholas Spaeth, Plaintiff, v. Georgetown University, Defendant, Civil Action No. 11-1376 (ESH), United States District Court, District of Columbia". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  4. ^ Nicholas J. Spaeth profile Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060
  6. ^ 'Nicholas Spaeth, former ND attorney general, found bead in Fargo,' Grand Forks Herald, Patrick Springer, May 17. 2014
  7. ^ Nicholas Spaeth, former North Dakota Attorney General, found dead in Fargo over the weekend, wday.com; accessed March 18, 2014.
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Preceded by Attorney General of North Dakota
1985–1992 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of North Dakota
1992 		Succeeded by
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