District Judge may refer to:
* A
United States federal judge
In the United States, federal judges are judges who serve on courts established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. They include the chief justice and the associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, the circuit judges of the U.S. Cou ...
, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
* A judge in a
State court (United States)
In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state. State courts handle the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in the United States; the United States federal courts are far smaller i ...
, where the state is divided into judicial districts
*
Judiciary of England and Wales#District judges
* A judge in the
District courts of India
The district courts of India are the district courts of the state governments in India for every district or for one or more districts together taking into account of the number of cases, population distribution in the district. They administe ...
* The short name for a Judge of the
District Court (Ireland)
The District Court ( ga, An Chúirt Dúiche) is the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland. It has responsibility for hearing minor criminal matters, small civil claims, liquor licensing, and certain family law applications. It is also ...
in the Republic of Ireland
* The short name for a Judge of the
District Courts of Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka
* In the judiciary of
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
:
** District Judge, judge that sits to hear pre-trial applications and small claims cases in the
County court
A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of ''county courts'' held by the high ...
, previously known as a Circuit Registrar
** District Judge, judge that presides over the Magistrates' Courts, formerly known as a
resident magistrate
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