North Dakota District Courts

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The North Dakota District Courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction in North Dakota. There is a district court in each of the state's 53 counties. The counties are grouped into eight regional judicial districts.
District Counties served
Northwest Divide, McKenzie, and Williams
Northeast Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, McHenry, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Renville, Rolette, Towner, and Walsh
North Central Burke, Mountrail and Ward
Northeast Central Grand Forks, and Nelson
East Central Cass, Steele, and Traill
Southeast Barnes, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Stutsman, and Wells
South Central Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan, and Sioux
Southwest Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope, and Stark

Jurisdiction

The district courts have original and general jurisdiction in all cases, including criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, and general jurisdiction for civil cases, and juvenile cases.[1]

Judges

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

The 42 judges of the North Dakota District Courts are selected in nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[2]

Policies on interim vacancies and qualifications are identical to those of the supreme court. The chief judge, however, is chosen by a vote of the judges in each district and serves in that capacity for three years.[2]

See also

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