Responsible for administration and record keeping for: - Civil Court - Criminal Court - Family Court - Probate Court - Conciliation Court - Juvenile Court - Traffic Court Tax Court Maintains: - Files wills - Issues warrants, subpoenas and executions on judgements Works closely with the County Sheriff's Office and the Social Service Department to insure that court orders and domestic abuse petitions are carried out Court Administrator is present and keeps records at all District Court Sessions

Counties belonging to 9th Judicial are: - Koochiching - Lake of the Woods - Beltrami - Roseau - Red Lake - Mahnomen - Cass - Hubbard - Aitkin - Crow Wing - Kittson - Marshall - Pennington - Polk - Clearwater - Itasca - Norman

Processes court cases filed in Anoka County and offers other legal services, including: - Civil state trial court - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court): Allows citizens to bring legal claims to court without expensive costs or complicated legal procedures - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family Court: Deals with cases involving families, e.g. marriage dissolutions (divorce), domestic abuse actions, harassment actions, child custody/support matters and paternity cases - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: Landlord/tenant (eviction process). Court action that determines who has the legal right to possession of certain real property. - Judgments: Public computers may be used to access information on outstanding judgments, which include money owed by debtors to creditors - Jury selection - Juvenile Court: Deals with cases involving children under age 18 - Law Library - Parking ticket and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: Jurisdiction over cases concerning disposition of property belonging to deceased persons, administration of court-supervised truths and proceedings to create guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults - Subpoenas: Legal documents that may be issued in any court case and requires the person receiving the subpoena to appear in court at the time and place indicated on the document

- Manages and schedules courts - Takes fines and restitution - Civil, Family, Juvenile, Probate, Conciliation, Criminal, Traffic

Includes the following courts and services: Conciliation Court - Small claims court where citizens bring civil action against another person or company, disputes cannot exceed $15,000 - Phone: (651)266-8230 Civil Commitment Court - Processes and maintains petitions for judicial commitments filed on persons who are alleged to be mentally ill, mentally retarded, or chemically dependent - Phone: (651)266-2804 Civil Records Department - Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them - Phone: (651)266-8237 Housing Court - Unlawful detainer, rent escrow, landlord information, tenant information and building code violation - Phone: (651)266-8230 Probate Court - Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships, fees for this service - Phone: (651)266-8145

- Receives payments of fines to Court system - Handles Traffic Violations and Fines - Handles preparations for the following type of cases: Conciliation, Appeals, Probate, Adoption and Trustee - Provides Jury duty information - Handles Criminal, Juvenile and Civil Divisions of Court as well as Family Court including Support, Paternity, Post-divorce motions, Visitations and Custody - Jury Selection

Counties belonging to 9th Judicial are: - Lake of the Woods - Beltrami - Roseau - Red Lake - Mahnomen - Cass - Hubbard - Aitkin - Crow Wing - Kittson - Marshall - Pennington - Koochiching - Polk - Clearwater - Itasca - Norman - Court Administrator is appointed by the District Judges and is responsible to the District Court Administrator in Bemidji

Includes the following courts and services: Conciliation Court - Small claims court where citizens bring civil action against another person or company, disputes cannot exceed $15,000 - Phone: (651)266-8230 Civil Commitment Court - Processes and maintains petitions for judicial commitments filed on persons who are alleged to be mentally ill, mentally retarded, or chemically dependent - Phone: (651)266-2804 Civil Records Department - Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them - Phone: (651)266-8237 Housing Court - Unlawful detainer, rent escrow, landlord information, tenant information and building code violation - Phone: (651)266-8230 Probate Court - Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships, fees for this service - Phone: (651)266-8145

Includes the following courts and services: Conciliation Court - Small claims court where citizens bring civil action against another person or company, disputes cannot exceed $15,000 - Phone: (651)266-8230 Civil Commitment Court - Processes and maintains petitions for judicial commitments filed on persons who are alleged to be mentally ill, mentally retarded, or chemically dependent - Phone: (651)266-2804 Civil Records Department - Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them - Phone: (651)266-8237 Housing Court - Unlawful detainer, rent escrow, landlord information, tenant information and building code violation - Phone: (651)266-8230 Probate Court - Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships, fees for this service - Phone: (651)266-8145

Conciliation Court: Small claims court where citizens bring civil actions against another person or company. Cases may be filed at the Conciliation Court, 300 South 6th Street, 3rd Floor, Court Tower, Hennepin County Government Center. - Phone: (612)348-6000 Civil Filing Department: Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them. Staff are available at the customer service counters on the 3rd floor of the Court Tower. - Phone: (612)348-3170 Housing Court: Handles eviction actions, escrow, landlord/tenant issues, and building code violations. - Phone: (612)348-5186 ext. 5 Probate: Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated, or incompetent adults. - Phone: (612)348-3244 Mental Health Division: Oversees commitments for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, chemical dependency, or psychopathic personality, as well as referrals from criminal court. - Phone: (612)348-6868 - Located on the 4th and 5th floors of the Court Tower. Examiner of Titles - Phone: (612)348-3191

Court Administration provides case management for all court cases processed in Sherburne County District Court. Provides the court services for the following: - Child support - Conciliation court (small claims court) - Criminal court - Court records - Domestic abuse (orders for protection) - Family court - Harassment restraining orders - Judgments - Juvenile court - Landlord/tenant (eviction process) - Name changes - Probate/mental health court - Self-help center - Subpoena - Traffic violations Also collects all court fees and fines, schedules court hearings, keeps court records, and manages jury qualification and selection.

- Coordinates all administrative and management activities of District Court - Case intake and case management - Civil, Family, Juvenile, Probate, Conciliation, Misdemeanors, Petty Misdemeanors, Gross Misdemeanors and Felonies - File actions in the above divisions, information on cases - Obtain Orders for Protections, Harassment - Pay traffic ticket fines and fees

Processes court cases filed in Morrison County for the following court offices: - Civil and family court - Conciliation court - Criminal and traffic court - Housing court - Juvenile court - Mental health court - Probate court Other court services: - Collection and disbursement of fines and fees - Coordinates and schedules court calendars - Court-ordered restitution - Court records - Information on other legal issues - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executes judgments - Jury selection - Law library - Public defender - Temporary restraining order filing

Processes court cases filed in Yellow Medicine County for the following court offices: - Civil and family court - Conciliation court - Criminal and traffic court - Housing court - Juvenile court - Mental health court - Probate court Other court services: - Coordination of court activities and schedules court calendars. Confidential cases are not posted on the calendar. - County law enforcement records and files - Court records - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executes judgements - Jury selection - Performs civil marriage ceremonies - Stalking/Harassment Orders - Temporary Restraining Order filing office

- Receives payments of fines to Court System. - Handles traffic violations and fines, including scheduling of misdemeanor traffic appearances - Handles appearances in and summons to District Court. - Keep schedule of District Court settings for trials (both jury and court). - Handles all appearances on felony charges and gross misdemeanor charges. - Answers questions about bail bonds/posting of bail - Handles preparations for the following types of cases: - Conciliation - Appeals - Probate and Juvenile matters - Adoption and Trustee - Civil - Family and Support/Paternity - Public terminal available to check cases. - Maintains files of all court cases in the County. - Credit Cards are accepted (VISA and Mastercard only). - Provides jury duty information. - Provide interpreters for hearing impaired & language needs for courtrooms. - Maintains files for Administrative Law Support cases. - Schedules Tax Court cases for Itasca County. - Provide limited record checks. Requests by public are sent to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on state level. - Schedule inter-active television appearances for Itasca County. - Refer appointment of Guardian Ad Litems to local coordinator. - Maintain all monies held in minor settlements for Itasca County.

The Court Administrator's Office is the first contact point for the District Court of Aitkin County. Some of the services provided are: - Assistance for people appearing in court without an attorney - Distributing forms for child support - Family court and conciliation court - Accepting money for court ordered fines and traffic tickets - Scheduling court dates - Assisting the public with orders for protection and harassment restraining orders.

Processes court cases filed in Chisago County and offers other legal services including: - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court) - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property - Information on child support issues - Juvenile Court: cases involving children under the age of 18 - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: cases concerning property belonging to deceased persons and administration of court-supervised guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults

Processes court cases filed in Jackson County and offer other legal services including: - Civil Court: cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court. - Coordination of court activities - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court): claim amounts are limited to $15,000. - Court records - Criminal state trial court: processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations. - Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Fees and filing: collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds; files wills; performs Notary Public services - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property - Information on child support issues - Juvenile Court: cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaways, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses. - Marriage ceremonies - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency.

Court Administration services Resident Judges: John G. Melbye Annie P. Claesson-Huseby Jeanine R. Brand Matti R. Adam

All Court hearings from Parking Violations and Conciliation Cases to Felonies handled through Itasca Court Administrators office. - Bankruptcy is a Federal Court issue. - Judges presiding over court cases in Itasca County are: - Judge Korey Wahwassuck - Judge Heidi Chandler - Judge Lois Lang Xpro - (Child Support Cases) before Magistrates are also heard in Itasca County three days per month. Gross Misdemeanor and Felony special term days are on Mondays. Traffic Court is held on Tuesdays in the afternoon. Conciliation Court is scheduled on Friday afternoons. Family and civil matters are heard at specific court times set by Court Administration. Jury selection and management is also handled by Court Admin.