Home > Court Administration > State Court Administrator's Office > Court Information Office > Media Resource Center >

Fast Facts about the Judicial Branch

Courts:

Judicial Branch 2010 Annual Budget:
  • District Courts- $250,116,000
  • Supreme Court/State Court Administration- $43,476,000
  • Court of Appeals- $10,285,000
  • Total- $303,877,000

How judges are selected:

Elected in the general election. Non-partisan. For the district court, vacancies between general elections are filled by appointment by the governor from a list compiled by the Commission on Judicial Selection.  For the appellate courts, vacancies between general elections are filled by appointment by the governor. Term of Office: 6 years


Number of Authorized Judgeships:
  • Supreme Court- 7
  • Court of Appeals- 19
  • District (Trial) Courts- 289
  • Total- 315

Judicial Salaries:
  • Supreme Court Chief Justice- $160,579
  • Supreme Court Associate Justice- $145,981
  • Court of Appeals Chief Judge- $144,429
  • Court of Appeals Judge- $137,552
  • District Court Chief Judge- $135,580
  • District Court Judge- $129,124

Permanent Full-Time Employee Positions Authorized (excluding judges): 2,890

Judicial Districts: 10

Funding: State-funded

Number of Judicial Branch hearing facilities: 101

Oldest Courthouse: Washington County Courthouse, 101 West Pine Street, Stillwater, 1869.

Number of Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places: 62

Informational One-Page Sheets (Topical):

Court Holidays