Due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to Administrative Orders issued by the Kansas Supreme Court, all non-emergency hearings are continued. If you have an attorney, you should check with that attorney for information on when your case will be rescheduled. Until further notice, all of the hearing date/time information listed for each division may not be accurate and you should not rely on this page for accurate information about the setting for any case you have pending.
Follow this link for more information: https://douglascountyks.org/depts/district-court/county-news/2020/03/17/district-court-implements-measures-help-prevent-spread
The District Court is divided into seven divisions. District judges preside over Divisions 1 through 6, and pro tem judges preside over the Pro Tem Division and the Juvenile Division. Starting January 2, 2018, cases generally are assigned as follows:
- Division 1: major and limited civil; care and treatment
- Division 2: criminal; divorce; and protection from abuse/stalking
- Division 3: criminal law; family law; limited actions; care and treatment; and protection from abuse/stalking
- Division 4: criminal; major and limited civil; care and treatment; small claims appeals; probate
- Division 5: criminal; major and limited civil; care and treatment; traffic appeals
- Division 6: criminal; care and treatment; protection from abuse/stalking; adoptions; children in need of care
- Pro Tem Division: criminal first appearances; traffic; and small claims
- Juvenile Division: juvenile offender; children in need of care; child support modification
