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Chapter 27-05

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 27-05

District Courts

27-05-00.1County courts abolished - Election of additional district court judges - Case file transition - Budget and property considerations 27-05-01Judicial districts - Number of judges 27-05-02Election and term of office of district judges 27-05-02.1Vacancy in office of district judge - Transfer of judgeships - Hearing 27-05-03Salaries and expenses of district judges 27-05-03.1Retirement for mental or physical disability of supreme court judges and district court judges 27-05-03.2Judicial retirement salary payable to judge retired for mental or physical disability 27-05-04Expenses of district judges sitting with supreme court or in other districts - Allowance - Payment 27-05-05Presiding judge of district - How determined - Term of office 27-05-06Jurisdiction of district courts 27-05-07Purposes for which district courts always open - When and where issues of fact triable 27-05-08Chambers - Residence 27-05-08.1Terms of district court to be fixed by supreme court 27-05-09First judicial district - General terms 27-05-10Second judicial district - General terms 27-05-11Third judicial district - General terms 27-05-12Fourth judicial district - General terms 27-05-13Fifth judicial district - General terms 27-05-14Sixth judicial district - General terms 27-05-15Terms for naturalization 27-05-16District judges may call special terms and may summon juries thereto 27-05-17General provisions concerning terms 27-05-18District judges prohibited from holding consecutive jury terms - Exception 27-05-19Effect where first day of term falls on legal holiday 27-05-20Acts of district judge are acts of court 27-05-21District judges to have statewide jurisdiction - Exception 27-05-22District judges to act only within their districts - Exceptions 27-05-23Judgments or orders improperly given in matters pending outside judge's district - Voidable - Vacating 27-05-24Ex parte applications may be heard and default judgments may be given 27-05-25How business of district courts assigned judges and regulated - Several cases triable at same time 27-05-26Change of venue 27-05-27Motions before trial judge 27-05-28Orders without notice 27-05-29District judges may assign additional duties to juvenile supervisors - Authority of supreme court 27-05-30Judicial referees 27-05-31Magistrates - Appointment - Salary - Authority 27-05-32District court supervised treatment programs - Roles and responsibilities