Overview
Effective July 1, 1959, the Minnesota Judicial Branch was divided into 10 judicial districts for administrative purposes, per Minn. Stat. §2.722. Each district is made up of two to 17 counties, with the exception of the Second District (Ramsey County) and the Fourth District (Hennepin County). Each district is managed by a chief judge and an assistant chief judge, assisted by a district administrator.
The Ninth Judicial District consists of the seventeen counties of northwest Minnesota, including Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau.
Chief Judge
Jana Austad
Assistant Chief Judge
Anne Rasmusson
District Administrator
Robert Sommerville
Deputy District Administrator
Paula Lang
New to Zoom?
Zoom Test Sessions are now available to check your device and/or connection.
Every Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Test your device/connection:
- With a computer browser: Go to Zoomgov.com and click “Join a Meeting”. Enter the Test Session Meeting ID and Passcode found below.
- With a smartphone: Download the Zoom app from your App Store or Google Play, open the app, and chose “Join”. Enter the Test Session Meeting ID and Passcode found below
- With a telephone: Call 1-833-568-8864. Enter the Test Session Meeting ID and Passcode found below.
Test Session Meeting ID: 161 097 6859
Test Session Meeting Passcode: 409816
***Meeting ID and Passcode are for testing only. It will NOT connect to your court hearing***