Montana's 56 District Courts are administratively structured into 22 judicial districts and served by 46 District Court Judges.

The District Courts are courts of general jurisdiction. General jurisdiction courts process all felony cases, all probate cases, most civil cases at law and in equity, certain special actions and proceedings, all civil actions that may result in a finding against the state for the payment of money, naturalization proceedings, various writs, and some narrowly-defined ballot issues. The District Courts also have limited appellate jurisdiction over cases arising in the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction in their respective districts as may be prescribed by law and consistent with the Constitution.

About District Court

ABOUT DISTRICT COURTS

Uniform District Court Rules, Local Rules, Fee Schedule, Statistics, and more

Manuals

Manuals

Bond Book, Dependency & Neglect

Youth Court

Youth Court

About Youth Courts, Reports and Evaluations, Prevention Incentive Funds

DISTRICT COURTS

CONVERTED TO FULLCOURT ENTERPRISE

40 of 56 Courts Converted - 71% Installed

by end of March 2024

  • Asbestos Claims District Court (July 2020)
  • Beaverhead County District Court (April 2021)
  • Big Horn County District Court (September 2019)
  • Broadwater County District Court (January 2022)
  • Butte-Silver Bow County District Court (July 2023)
  • Carbon County District Court (August 2021)
  • Cascade County District Court (February 2023)
  • Carter County District Court (April 2022)
  • Chouteau County District Court (February 2021)
  • Daniels County District Court (March 2022)
  • Dawson County District Court (October 2020)
  • Fallon County District Court (September 2019)
  • Fergus County District Court (July 2022)
  • Flathead County District Court (February 2018)
  • Gallatin County District Court (June 2022)
  • Granite County District Court (March 2024)
  • Hill County District Court (October 2020)
  • Jefferson County District Court (March 2021)
  • Judith Basin County District Court (May 2022)
  • Lewis and Clark County District Court (January 2023)
  • Liberty County District Court (February 2021)
  • Lake County District Court (March 2024)
  • Lincoln County District Court (February 2024)
  • Madison County District Court (March 2021)
  • McCone County District Court (September 2020)
  • Mineral County District Court (February 2019)
  • Missoula County District Court (June 2018)
  • Park County District Court (October 2020)
  • Petroleum County District Court (September 2023)
  • Powell County District Court (November 2023)
  • Prairie County District Court (January 2021)
  • Ravalli County District Court (June 2019)
  • Richland County District Court (March 2021)
  • Roosevelt County District Court (September 2022)
  • Sanders County District Court (December 2023)
  • Sheridan County District Court (August 2022)
  • Stillwater County District Court (December 2021)
  • Sweet Grass County District Court (June 2021)
  • Toole County District Court (January 2024)
  • Wibaux County District Court (February 2021)
  • Yellowstone County District Court (September 2021)