All Eighth Circuit District Court records can be accessed online. The Eighth District incorporates the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Eighth District Courts
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas is further subdivided into six divisions, which collectively cover 41 Arkansas counties. The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas is a district court with jurisdiction over the western half of the state of Arkansas. Criminal cases heard by district Courts include felonies, some misdemeanors and lesser-included offenses. Civil cases heard by district Courts include general civil claims for more than $5000 and civil equity claims.
The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction is the state of North Dakota. District Courts have general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases, and generally do not handle trials for municipal ordinance violations that are within the jurisdiction Municipal Courts. District Courts handle all criminal cases, and may handle municipal ordinance violations cases transferred from Municipal Courts if a right to a jury trial exists and a proper request is made. District Courts handle all civil cases, including general civil, domestic relations, juvenile, mental health and probate matters.
The United States district court for the northern district of Iowa is the federal district court which has jurisdiction over fifty-two of Iowa's ninety-nine counties and the United States district court for the southern district of Iowa is the federal district court which has jurisdiction over forty-seven of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. District Courts have general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases, with few exceptions. All District Courts have divisions for Juvenile Court, Probate Court and Small Claims. Some District Courts also have divisions based on case type, including Criminal, Civil, Domestic Relations and Special cases.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a district court with jurisdiction over fifty counties on the eastern half of Missouri while the United States District Court for the western District of Missouri has jurisdiction over 66 counties in the western half of Missouri. District Courts have general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases and typically handle all cases beyond the jurisdiction of Municipal Courts. District Courts are generally organized into divisions based on case type, such as Associate Circuit, Family Court, Juvenile Court, Probate Court, Small Claims Court, Municipal Court and Traffic Court.
The United States district court for the district of Nebraska is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nebraska. District Courts have general jurisdiction over all types of cases but usually handle cases that are beyond the jurisdiction of other courts. Criminal cases heard by District Courts include felonies and lesser-included offenses. Civil cases heard by District Courts include general civil claims for more than $51,000.
The United States district court for the district of South Dakota is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction for issues pertaining to federal law or diversity for the state of South Dakota. Criminal cases heard by district Courts include all felonies, some misdemeanors and some municipal ordinance violations. Civil cases heard by district Courts include general civil claims for more than $10,000.
