Ramsey Court Information
The Ramsey County in Minnesota is served by the Second Judicial District Court and is often referred to as the Ramsey Court. It is a general jurisdiction trial court and is an important unit of the unified court system of the state. The court has jurisdiction to hear both civil and criminal cases.
The court at Ramsey appoints 35 judicial officials, comprising 29 judges, 4 referees and 2 magistrates. All the judges have the authority to hear and decide on both civil and criminal cases. However, in order to avoid confusion, the Chief Judge of the Ramsey Court assigns cases to particular judges or referees. These details are found in the court calendar.
Second Judicial District Court in Ramsey: Divisions
For better dissemination of duties and responsibilities, the Ramsey Court has separated the court into 5 divisions. These are as follows:
Civil Division comprises the following offices:
• Probate Court – handles all cases involving estates, conservatorships, guardianships, and trusts.
• Conciliation Court – handles small claims cases where the amount of controversy is less than $7,500.
• Housing Court – all landlord/tenant cases are taken up by this court.
• Civil Assignment Office – schedules case hearings and trials.
• Civil Filing Office – responsible for processing all civil case documents.
• Civil Records Office – preserves and maintains all civil court case records.
• Civil Commitment Office –processes and maintains petitions filed for Judicial Commitment.
Details of the civil division units are available at http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=13.
The criminal division of the Second Judicial District Court handles all criminal cases. Traffic offenses of a serious nature are also handled at this court. Information regarding the criminal division is accessible from http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=44.
Ramsey County Special Courts
Special Courts of the Ramsey Court are subdivided under the following categories:
• Family Court: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=52
• Domestic Abuse and Harassment: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=45
• Juvenile Court: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=54
• Guardian Ad Litem: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=46
The Assignment Division comprises the Criminal Assignment Office, the Interpreters Office and the Jury Office. The chief duty of the division is to assign judges and referees to particular cases.
The Administrative Division supervises the different administrative functions of the court like human resources, budget and accounting, and computer network maintenance.
Ramsey County Court Locations and Contact Numbers
The Second Judicial District Court (Ramsey County) operates from the following locations:
Main Courthouse
15 W Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
Law Enforcement Center
425 Grove St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
Suburban Court
2050 White Bear Ave
Maplewood, MN 55109
Juvenile and Family Justice Center
25 W 7th St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
If you want to contact the different divisions of the Ramsey Court, you can use the following phone numbers:
• Administration Information: (651) 266-8266
• Civil Assignment Office: (651) 266-8309
• Civil Information: (651) 266-8253
• Civil Commitments: (651) 266-2804
• Courthouse Security: (651) 266-8417
• Criminal Information: (651) 266-8180
• Criminal Assignment Office (Pretrials & Court Trials): (651) 266-8303
• Conciliation Court: (651) 266-8230
• Family Court: (651) 266-2842
• Housing Court: (651) 266-8230
• Probate Court: (651) 266-8145
• Domestic Abuse/ Harassments: (651) 266-5130
• Guardian Ad Litem: (651) 266-5270
• Jury Office: (651) 266-8200
• Interpreter Office: (651) 266-8082
• Traffic Violations Bureau: (651) 266-9202
• Juvenile Family Justice Center: (651) 266-5115, (651) 266-5150
• Suburban Court (in Maplewood): (651) 266-1999
• Personnel: (651) 266-8266
• Litigant Services: (651) 266-8256
• Law Library: (651) 266-8391
More details about the Ramsey Court are available from http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=7.
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