Meet the U.S. Attorney

Nick Chase

Born in 1968; Nicholas Chase received his Bachelor's degree from Minot State University in 1991.  He received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota in 1995, and was admitted to the N.D. State Bar on September 22, 1995. 

Chase served as a special assistant North Dakota attorney general and worked in practice from 1998 to 2002.  He served as a law clerk for Senior Circuit Judge Myron Bright in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1997-1998, and for Magistrate Judge Karen Klein in U.S. District Court from 1995-1997. 

Chase served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota from 2002 to 2022.  As an assistant U.S. Attorney, he led the office's Appellate, White Collar Fraud, Criminal Immigration, and Asset Recovery units.  Chase tried numerous cases to verdict, including illegal labor trafficking, child exploitation, violent crime, international bank fraud, narcotics, money laundering, farm program fraud, and Jamaican lottery fraud.  Chase was promoted to first assistant U.S. attorney in 2019.  He was appointed to serve as interim U.S. attorney in February 2021.

Chase was appointed as District Court Judge by Governor Doug Burgum in 2022 for the East Central Judicial District judgeship #6 located in Fargo, ND.  Chase resigned October 10, 2025.  He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota in October 2025.