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The '''District Court''' (or "DCR") is the lowest court in the Redmont [[judiciary]], underneath the [[Federal Court]] and [[Supreme Court]]. Cases before the District Court are presided over by a single [[Magistrate]], who are appointed by the [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]]. The Constitution only allows for there to be 3 appointed Magistrates at any given time.  
The '''District Court of Redmont''' (or "DCR") is the lowest court in the Redmont [[judiciary]], below the [[Federal Court]] and [[Supreme Court]]. Cases before the District Court are presided over by a single magistrate, who are appointed by the [[Supreme Court]]. There is no limit to the amount of magistrates that may serve on the court.<ref name=":0">https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/constitution.6/</ref> With the creation of the [[Junior Magistrate Program]], junior magistrates may be hired on a temporary or trial basis.


== Membership ==
== Membership ==
''See also: [[List of magistrates]]''
''See also: [[List of magistrates]]''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current Magistrates of the District Court
|+Current magistrates of the District Court
!Magistrate
!Magistrate (* indicates junior magistrate)
!Appointment Date
!Chief justice appointed under
!Appointment date
|-
|-
|[[dearev]]
|[[malka|malka*]]
|16 August 2025
|[[Smallfries4]]
|-
|27 March 2026
|[[Muggy21]]
|20 September 2025
|-
|Vacant
|
|}
|}


== Jurisdiction ==
==== Original Jurisdiction ====
The District Court has original jurisdiction over arrests, wrongful seizures, public official misconduct, minor criminal prosecutions under a certain limit, and minor civil cases.<ref name=":0" />
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[[Category:Government]]
[[Category:Government]]

Latest revision as of 20:14, 30 March 2026

This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. (July 2025)


The District Court of Redmont (or "DCR") is the lowest court in the Redmont judiciary, below the Federal Court and Supreme Court. Cases before the District Court are presided over by a single magistrate, who are appointed by the Supreme Court. There is no limit to the amount of magistrates that may serve on the court.[1] With the creation of the Junior Magistrate Program, junior magistrates may be hired on a temporary or trial basis.

Membership

See also: List of magistrates

Current magistrates of the District Court
Magistrate (* indicates junior magistrate) Chief justice appointed under Appointment date
malka* Smallfries4 27 March 2026

Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction

The District Court has original jurisdiction over arrests, wrongful seizures, public official misconduct, minor criminal prosecutions under a certain limit, and minor civil cases.[1]