Article 3 - DISTRICT COURTS

Section 20-301 - District court in each county; jurisdiction
Section 20-301a - Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority
Section 20-301b - Judge required in each county
Section 20-302 - District judges; power and authority
Section 20-302b - District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals
Section 20-303 - Seal
Section 20-304a - Sealed instruments validated
Section 20-310a - Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements
Section 20-310b - Temporary judges
Section 20-311 - Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases
Section 20-311d - Change of judge; procedure; grounds
Section 20-311e - Same; punishment for contempt prohibited
Section 20-311f - Same; limitations
Section 20-311g - Severability
Section 20-318 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator
Section 20-318 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator
Section 20-318a - Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court
Section 20-319 - Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information
Section 20-320 - Duties of chief justice; records and report
Section 20-321 - Rules and regulations; assistants
Section 20-322 - Same; name of act; citation
Section 20-323 - Same; act supplemental to existing laws
Section 20-327 - Terms of judges
Section 20-328 - Pending actions and proceedings
Section 20-329 - Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties
Section 20-330 - Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge
Section 20-331 - Residence requirements of judges of the district court
Section 20-333 - Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases
Section 20-333b - Transfer of pending proceedings to new district
Section 20-334 - Qualifications of judges of the district court
Section 20-335 - Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court
Section 20-336 - Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable
Section 20-337 - District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court
Section 20-338 - District magistrate judge positions established
Section 20-341 - District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system
Section 20-342 - District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel
Section 20-343 - Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel
Section 20-345 - Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when
Section 20-346a - Parole and court services officers
Section 20-347 - Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties
Section 20-348 - County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations
Section 20-349 - Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget
Section 20-350 - Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest
Section 20-353 - Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure
Section 20-354 - Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure
Section 20-354a - Elimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district
Section 20-355 - Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection
Section 20-356 - Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds
Section 20-357 - Reproduction and preservation of court records
Section 20-358 - Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees
Section 20-359 - Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties
Section 20-360 - Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums
Section 20-361 - Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions
Section 20-362 - Disposition of revenue received from docket fees
Section 20-363 - Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation
Section 20-364 - Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure
Section 20-365 - Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature
Section 20-366 - Security for district courts
Section 20-367 - [Repealed]
Section 20-368 - Disposition of bail forfeitures
Section 20-369 - Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund
Section 20-370 - Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures
Section 20-371 - Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized
Section 20-375 - Purpose of act
Section 20-376 - Definitions
Section 20-377 - Court trustee; appointment
Section 20-378 - Same; duties
Section 20-379 - Same; powers
Section 20-380 - Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures
Section 20-381 - Payment of authorized expenditures
Section 20-382 - Authorized expenditures, when paid
Section 20-383 - Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption
Section 20-384 - Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge