Title 1 — COURTS AND COURT OFFICIALS

1-701. District courts established. District courts are hereby established to be held in each of the counties of the state which have been or may hereafter be organized by law, for the purpose of hearing and determining all matters and causes arising under the laws of this state.

1-702. District judges — Election and term — New district judgeship and appointment to fill vacancy. The district court is presided over by district judges chosen by the qualified electors of their respective districts for a term of four (4) years, except that upon the creation o…

1-703. Jurisdiction of judges where more than one — Administrative judge. Where there is more than one (1) judge in any district, the jurisdiction of the respective judges of said district shall be equal and coextensive with the boundaries of the district. In each judicial distri…

1-704. District judge — Power to hold court in another district. A district judge may hold a court in any county in this state upon the request of the judge of the district in which such court is to be held; and when by reason of sickness or absence from the state, or from any ot…

1-705. Jurisdiction — Original and appellate. The district court has original jurisdiction: 1. In all cases and proceedings. 2. In the issuance of writs of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, habeas corpus and all writs necessary to the exercise of its powers. 3. Its appellate jur…

1-711. Expenses of district judges. There shall be paid to each of the judges of the district courts, out of the state treasury, his actual and necessary expenses for subsistence and travel incurred while absent from the city of his resident chambers in attending to and performin…