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Abolishing positions, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Adjournment of court, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.30, 2022 484.31

Affidavits of candidacy, failure to file, vacancy determinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Appointment

Court of appeals judges, temporary, Minn. Const. art 6 s 2

Vacancy in office, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2022 480B.01

Appraisals by, estrays, Minn. Statutes 2022 346.02

Assignment of cases to

Complex case program, Court Rules Gen Prac 146.01 to 146.05

Complex cases, assignment to single judge

Generally, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.01 to 113.03

Grounds, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.01

Multiple cases to single judge, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.03

Assignments by, chief judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.69

Assistant chief judges, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.69

Attorneys, practice as, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.06, 2022 484.065

Bail, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.415, 2022 629.44, 2022 629.45

Ballots, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.36

Benefits, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2022 43A.24, 2022 43A.27

Bias, Court Rules Civ 63.02, Civ 63.03

Calendar, setting cases on for trial, duties, Court Rules Civ 40

Candidates for office, requirements

Affidavits of candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06

Failure to file required documents, vacancy determination, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11

Nominating petitions, signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.08

Petition in place of filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11

Censure, Minn. Statutes 2022 490A.02

Chambers, see under DISTRICT COURTS

Chief judges

Appointments by, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.68, 2022 484.70, 2022 484.79

Beer brewers and wholesalers, selection of arbitrator, Minn. Statutes 2022 325B.07

Certificates and certification, retired judges, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.62

Conference of, Minn. Statutes 2022 169A.73, 2022 484.69

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.69

Judicial Council, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.74

Referee vacancy, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Semiannual conference, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.69, 2022 609.101

Chief judges

Assignment to case after removal of judge, duties, generally, Court Rules Civ 63.03, Civ 63.04

Chief judges

Complex cases, assignment to single judge, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.02

Expedited child support process, administration, duties, Court Rules Gen Prac 367.01

Hearings, removal of judge for actual prejudice or bias, Court Rules Gen Prac 106

Orders

Cameras, tape recorders, or video recording devices, use, Court Rules Gen Prac 4

Review by, juror use, frequency, Court Rules Gen Prac 811

Child abuse, duties regarding, supreme court judicial education program, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.30

Child support magistrates, serving as, Court Rules Gen Prac 367.02

Child support, duties, county attorneys, directive to bring contempt proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 393.07

Commitments of sex offenders, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 253D.08, 2022 253D.10

Compensation and salaries

Expenses, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.54

Salary ranges, Minn. Statutes 2022 15A.083

Salary recommendations, Compensation Council, Minn. Statutes 2022 15A.082

Vouchers, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.065

Conciliation court judges

Cases removed to district court, presiding judge in conciliation proceedings, presiding in same case, prohibited, Court Rules Gen Prac 523

Service as, Court Rules Gen Prac 504

Conciliation courts, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 491A.03

Conduct toward attorneys, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.B

Conflicts of interest, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.065

Conviction, removal from office, Minn. Statutes 2022 490A.02

Cooperation, duties to other judges, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.C

Court administrators and, Minn. Statutes 2022 390.32

Court commissioners, see COURT COMMISSIONERS

Court rules, power to make, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.52

Court, judges defined as, jury management rules, Court Rules Gen Prac 802

Courtesy

To attorneys and parties, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.B

To other judges, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.C

Courtroom decorum, requirements, generally, Court Rules Gen Prac 2.02

Dakota County, appointing authority of, Minn. Statutes 2022 383D.23

Death, post-trial duties, effect, Court Rules Civ 63.01

Death

Actions on judgment, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.08

Records, Minn. Statutes 2022 390.23, 2022 390.32

Vacancy determinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Decisions, prompt rendering, duties, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.B

Defined as public officials, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01

Definitions

Judges retirement, Minn. Statutes 2022 490.121

Recall of elected state officers, Minn. Statutes 2022 211C.01

Designations by

Complex cases

Assignment, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.01 to 113.03, Gen Prac 146.05

Judges to reconsider motions to remove judges, Court Rules Gen Prac 106

Enhanced judicial management techniques, use requirements, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.01

Orders, cameras, tape recorders, or video recording devices, use in designated areas, prohibited, Court Rules Gen Prac 4

Registrars, persons to serve as, probate proceedings, Court Rules Gen Prac 415

Removal of judges, Reconsideration of motions to remove, duties, Court Rules Gen Prac 106

Disability, post-trial duties, effect, Court Rules Civ 63.01

Disqualification

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 542.16

Suspension, removal, or retirement, Minn. Statutes 2022 490A.02, 2022 490A.03

Disqualification, Court Rules Civ 63.02, Civ 63.03

District court judges association

Court rules, suggestions on, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.054

Juvenile committee, Minn. Statutes 2022 245.697

Dogs, public nuisances, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 347.06

Domestic abuse, duties regarding, supreme court judicial education program, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.30

Election of

Notices, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.34

Number of judges per district, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.02

Elections, duties

Contests, see Contested elections under ELECTIONS

Recounts, see under BALLOTS

Family court judges, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.64, 2022 484.65

Fees, legal fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.06, 2022 484.065

Grand juries, duties regarding, multicounty grand juries, Minn. Statutes 2022 628.41

Hennepin County District Court

Chief judge, arbitration, cases submitted to, duties, Court Rules Spec 5.02, Spec 5.05

Hennepin County, Minn. Statutes 2022 383B.612, 2022 383B.614

Housing calendar consolidation program, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.013

Illness, post-trial duties, effect, Court Rules Civ 63.01

Impartiality, duties, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.B

Incapacity to act, actions on judgment, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.08

Interpretation of rules, prejudice, Court Rules Civ 63.03

Judicial Council, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.101

Judicial prejudice, Court Rules Civ 63.03

Jurors, service as, disqualification, Court Rules Gen Prac 808

Legislative Manual, copies to, Minn. Statutes 2022 5.08

Lists, legislative election contests, judge selection, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.10

Marriage, solemnization duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 517.04

Meetings

Court rules revisions, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.33

Semiannual conferences, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.69

Name of judge, pleadings, inclusion in caption, Court Rules Civ 10.01

Notice given, disqualification of judge for interest or bias, Court Rules Civ 63.02

Number of, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Post-trial duties, death, illness, or disability, performance by another judge, Court Rules Civ 63.01

Presiding judges, serving as witnesses during trial, prohibited, Court Rules Evid 605

Probation officers, compensation and salaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 244.19

Punctuality, duties to attorneys and parties, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.B

Qualifications, generally, Minn. Const. art 6 s 5

Ramsey County District Court, petty misdemeanor cases, Court Rules Spec 24

Ramsey County, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.045, 2022 383A.552

Records, see Records and record keeping under DISTRICT COURTS

Referees, see REFEREES (COURT)

Regional treatment centers, substance use disorder persons, admissions, Minn. Statutes 2022 246.23

Removal from actions, Minn. Statutes 2022 542.16

Removal from office

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 542.16, 2022 549.08

Recall, Minn. Const. art 8 s 6, 2022 211C.01 to 2022 211C.09

Vacancy determinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Removal of judges

Notice to remove, Court Rules Civ 63.03

Removal of judges

Actual prejudice or bias, motions, hearings on, Court Rules Gen Prac 106

Reports given, see under DISTRICT COURTS

Reports received, investigations, guardian ad litem programs, Court Rules Gen Prac 907.01

Representation

Judicial Standards Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 490A.01

Sentencing Guidelines Commission, Minn. Statutes 2022 244.09

State Canvassing Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.31

Supreme court, court rules advisory committee, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.052

Representation

Continuing Legal Education Board, Court Rules CLE 3.A

Representation

Judicial Standards Board, Court Rules Jud Stand 1

Reserving case, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.25

Residence, Minn. Const. art 6 s 4

Resignation

Actions on judgment, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.08

Vacancy determinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Retired judges

Alternative dispute resolution, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.74, 2022 484.76

Assignment to hear cases, Minn. Const. art 6 s 10, 2022 484.61, 2022 484.62

Court reporters, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.62

Elective benefits, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2022 43A.27

Generally, Minn. Const. art 6 s 9

Incapacitated judges, Minn. Const. art 6 s 9

Retirement plan, see JUDGES RETIREMENT PLAN (UJRP)

Tax Court case assignments, Minn. Statutes 2022 271.01

Vacancies in office, see same under this topic

Rule applicable to all court proceedings, modification, Court Rules Gen Prac 1.02

Scheduling of proceedings

Consideration of time constraints, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.B

Security to keep the peace, see Recognizance to keep the peace under RECOGNIZANCE

Selection, legislative election contests, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.10

Service of process on, Court Rules Civ 4.03

Sexual abuse, duties regarding, supreme court judicial education program, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.30

Signatures

County attorney contingent fund, disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2022 388.14

Writs of entry, confiscation of property for taxes, Minn. Statutes 2022 270C.67

Social Security benefits, Minn. Statutes 2022 355.01, 2022 355.02

Solemnization of marriage, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 517.04

State court administrator, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.19

Supreme court, justices, temporary assignment as, Minn. Const. art 6 s 2

Telephone use, monthly long distance bills, Minn. Statutes 2022 10.43, 2022 10.46

Terms of office, Minn. Const. art 6 s 7

Training, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.30

Transfer of positions, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Travel expenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.95, 2022 484.54

Trials (civil), see Civil trials under TRIALS

Vacancies in office

Determinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.722

Filling, Minn. Const. art 6 s 8, 2022 480B.01

Retirement, executive orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 490.126

Writs, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.32

Violations and penalties, recall, Minn. Const. art 8 s 6, 2022 211C.01 to 2022 211C.09

Written and oral communications

Civility, Court Rules Prof Asp IV.C