Title 27, Judicial Branch of Government

1. Following the completion on January 1, 1995, of the terms of the judges of all county courts, the county court and office of judge of the county court in each county are abolished. 2. District court judgeships are established on January 2, 1995, in number equal to the number o…

The judicial districts in this state and the number of judges in each of the judicial districts are as designated by rule of the supreme court.

There must be elected in each judicial district of this state the number of judges for such district provided for by law. Any judge so elected shall hold office for six years or until that judge's successor is elected and has qualified.

1. Notwithstanding section 44-02-03, when a vacancy occurs in the office of district court judge, the supreme court shall determine, within ninety days of receiving notice of the vacancy from the governor and in consultation with the judges and attorneys in the affected judicial …

The annual salary of each district judge is one hundred eighty-four thousand three hundred sixty-six dollars. Each district judge is entitled to travel expenses, including mileage and subsistence while engaged in the discharge of official duties outside the city in which the judg…

Whenever a judge of the supreme court or a judge of the district court of this state who is not a member of the public employees retirement system becomes unable, because of mental or physical disability, to perform the judicial duties of the office during the remainder of the te…

If a judge of the supreme court or a judge of the district court retires under the provisions of section 27-05-03.1, the judge shall receive the compensation allotted to the judge's office for the remainder of the judge's term and thereafter judicial retirement salary as provided…

If a district judge is called to sit with the supreme court or is acting in any district court outside of the district judge's judicial district, that judge, when so called or so acting, is entitled to receive the actual and necessary expenses incurred by that judge as a result t…

The district and county judges in judicial districts of this state having more than one district judge shall elect from among the district judges a presiding judge who shall serve for a period of three years beginning January 1, 1992. A presiding judge in districts having more th…

The district courts of this state have the general jurisdiction conferred upon the courts by the constitution, and in the exercise of that jurisdiction the courts have power to issue all writs, process, and commissions provided therein or by law or which may be necessary for the …

1. The locations of the chambers of the district judges in each of the respective districts shall be as determined by rule of the supreme court. 2. Each district judge shall reside within the district where the judge's chambers are located, and, for the purposes of this section, …

No judge of a district court of this state may hear or determine any action, special proceeding, motion, or application, or make any order, or give any judgment, in any action or proceeding pending or about to be commenced in a judicial district other than the one for which that …

No order or judgment given in any action or proceeding by a judge of a district court of this state contrary to the limitations of the preceding section is void for that reason, but such order or judgment must be vacated by the supreme court upon appeal, if the order or judgment …

Ex parte application may be made, heard, and determined in the district court, and judgment by default may be given therein at any place within this state.

In judicial districts of this state having more than one judge, the business of the court must be divided between or among the judges and otherwise regulated as the supreme court by order shall direct. Each of such judges may try court or jury cases separately during the same ter…

A change of venue may be taken from one judge to another in the same district or in another district, or from one county to another, or from one district to another in the manner provided by law.

Any order of the district court made without notice to the adverse party may be vacated or modified without notice by the judge who made it or the same may be vacated or modified on notice in the manner in which other motions are made.

1. The presiding judge of a judicial district, on behalf of the judges of the district, may appoint one or more referees to serve on a full-time or part-time basis. A referee is entitled to receive a salary within the limits of legislative appropriation. 2. In accordance with rul…

The presiding judge of a judicial district may appoint, subject to rules adopted by the supreme court, any qualified person, including a clerk of the district court, to serve as magistrate. A magistrate appointed pursuant to this section may be paid a salary as determined by the …

Under a district court supervised treatment program: 1. The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall supervise offenders sentenced to supervised probation according to the policies and procedures of the department of corrections and rehabilitation. 2. The department of …