District Courts | Midpage20-301District court in each county; jurisdiction20-301aClasses of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority20-301bJudge required in each county20-302District judges; power and authority20-302bDistrict magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals20-303Seal20-304aSealed instruments validated20-310aAppointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements20-310bTemporary judges20-311Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases20-311dChange of judge; procedure; grounds20-311eSame; punishment for contempt prohibited20-311fSame; limitations20-311gSeverability20-318Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator20-318aTraining for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court20-319Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information20-320Duties of chief justice; records and report20-321Rules and regulations; assistants20-322Citation of act20-323Act supplemental to existing laws20-327Terms of judges20-328Pending actions and proceedings20-329Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties20-330Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge20-331Residence requirements of judges of the district court20-333Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases20-333bTransfer of pending proceedings to new district20-334Qualifications of judges of the district court20-335Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court20-336Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable20-337District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court20-338District magistrate judge positions established20-341District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system20-342District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel20-343Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel20-345Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when20-346aParole and court services officers20-347Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties20-348County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations20-349Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget20-350Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest20-353Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure20-354Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure20-354aElimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district20-355Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection20-356Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds20-357Reproduction and preservation of court records20-358Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees20-359Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties20-360Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums20-361Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions20-362Disposition of revenue received from docket fees20-363Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation20-364Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure20-365Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature20-366Security for district courts20-368Disposition of bail forfeitures20-369Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund20-370Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures20-371Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized20-375Purpose of act20-376Definitions20-377Court trustee; appointment20-378Same; duties20-379Same; powers20-380Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures20-381Payment of authorized expenditures20-382Authorized expenditures, when paid20-383Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption20-384Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge20-367Disposition of docket fees20-380aSame; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures. [See Revisor's Note]