Fourth Judicial District

The 4th District Court has issued standing court orders and policies that apply generally to different case types. Below are links to current orders and policies. This is not a complete list of all orders and policies. To find a standing order or policy not listed below, go to the Contact Us tab and call the court Division related to your area of concern.

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All Hennepin Courts

Order re Court Security Weapons Screening 11-12-25
Order re Disbarred and Suspended Attorneys 6-18-25 
Order re Portable Recording Systems in Criminal and Juvenile Courts 6-18-25 
Order re Case Consolidation Motions 2-14-25
Order re Cameras and Recording Devices in Hennepin County District Court 3-7-18
MOU re Cameras in Hennepin County District Court 2-6-18

Civil Court

CIV - Order In Re the Primary and General Election of 2026
CIV - Order Directing Parties to Use the Minnesota Digital Exhibit System in Fourth District Housing Court Trials - 1-12-26
CIV - Temporary Reinstatement of Driving Privileges and License Plates in Implied Consent Cases - 6-13-25
CIV - Examiner of Titles Referrals - 10-29-24
CIV - Order re Use of Minnesota Digital Exhibit System (MNDES) in Fourth DIstrict Civil Evidentiary Hearings, Jury Trials, and Court Trials
CIV - Order re Use of Minnesota Digital Exhibit System (MNDES) in Fourth District Conciliation Court Hearings
CIV - Forwarding Tax Court Petitions 7-19-24
CIV - Order re Compensation Rate for Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 504B.268. subd. 3
CIV - Order re Right to Remove in Conciliation Court 5-21-21​
CIV - Power of Attorney on Behalf of an Individual in Conciliation Court 5-12-21
CIV - Rules of Practice for Administrative Order to Show Cause Hearings 11-9-20
CIV - Order re Judge Assignment of Complex Civil Cases 9-17-18
HSG-CIV - Building-related nuisance cases distinct from Housing Court Calendar Consolidation Program 3-5-18
CIV - Uncontested Matters to Ex of Titles 3-21-17
CIV - Reference Tax Sale 5 Week Cases 3-21-17
CIV - Referring Mortgage FCL 5 Week Cases 3-21-17
CIV - Proposed Orders Conciliation Court 5-26-11

Criminal Court

Family Court

FAM - Authorized Filing of Pleadings without Fees by Adult Representation Services - Nov. 2023
See "Transfer of Legal Custody Modifications 6-18-14" in Juvenile Court section below
FAM - Self Help Center Review of Self-Represented Litigant Pleadings 10-20-15
FAM - Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) 6-12-14
FAM - Statutory Valuation Order 11-13-03
FAM - Summary Dissolutions to be Approved without Hearing 7-31-98
FAM – Case Consolidation in Family 6-30-2025