District Court of Minnesota
District Court of Minnesota | |
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Established | May 8, 1858 |
Location | Minnesota Judicial Center Saint Paul |
Composition method | Nonpartisan election, appointment by the governor if filling midterm vacancy |
Authorized by | Minnesota Constitution |
Appeals to | Minnesota Court of Appeals |
Judge term length | 6 years (mandatory retirement at the age of 70) |
Website | [1] |
The District Court of Minnesota is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Jurisdiction of the court
The
Structure of the court
It is common to refer to the "district courts" in the plural, as if each court in each judicial district is a separate court; this is the usage found in Chapter 484 of the Minnesota Statutes, which governs the jurisdiction, powers, procedure, organization, and operations of the district court.[2] However, the Minnesota Constitution only refers to the "district court" in the singular (as a single statewide court).[3] As the Court of Appeals has recognized, "Minnesota trial benches were consolidated into a single district court."[4]
In 2019 there were 289 judges of the district court in Minnesota.
There are ten judicial districts, each comprising one or more of Minnesota's 87 counties:
References
- ^ "Minnesota Judicial Branch - Minnesota Court of Appeals".
- ^ Minn. Stat. § 484.01.
- ^ Minn. Const., art. 6, § 1.
- ^ Real Estate Equity Strategies, LLC v. Jones, 720 N.W.2d 352, 357 (Minn. App. 2006).
- ^ District Courts, Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved November 1, 2019.