BlueEarth County District Court cases in Blue Earth County, Mankato, MN
Blue Earth County District Court in Mankato, Minnesota, is a state district (trial) court within the Minnesota Judicial Branch's Fifth Judicial District. It serves as the county's court of general jurisdiction, handling initial filings, hearings, trials, and dispositions for most state-law matters arising in Blue Earth County. The court hears felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and petty misdemeanor criminal cases; civil lawsuits (including contract, tort, and housing/evictions); family matters (dissolution, custody, child support, domestic abuse orders for protection); juvenile delinquency and child-protection cases; probate and mental health commitments; traffic and parking offenses; and conciliation (small claims) cases. It issues warrants, protective orders, and judgments, conducts jury and bench trials, and processes appeals from conciliation court.
BlueEarth County District Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | District Court |
| County: | Blue Earth |
| Street Address: | 401 Carver Road |
| City: | Mankato |
| Zip Code: | 56002 |
| Phone: | 507-594-3055 |
| Fax: | 507-304-4700 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Website URL: | http://www.mncourts.gov/Find-Courts/BlueEarth.aspx |
| Parking: | Free surface lot parking is available. |
| Jury Service: | https://www.mncourts.gov/Jurors.aspx#tab03CountyJuryInfo |
| Languages: | English |
| ADA: | Therese Kadrlik |
| ADA Phone: | 507-304-4680 |
| ADA Fax / Email: | 507-304-4700 |
Services and Case Types Handled in BlueEarth County District Court
Blue Earth County District Court serves the public as Minnesota's general-jurisdiction trial court. Core functions:
- Case intake and filings for criminal, civil, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, and conciliation (small claims); eFiling/eService and fee payments.
- Hearing management: scheduling and conducting arraignments, motions, trials, sentencings, settlement conferences, and eviction proceedings; calendars and remote participation information.
- Protective relief: processing and issuing Orders for Protection (domestic abuse) and Harassment Restraining Orders.
- Jury services: juror qualification and summons, orientation, scheduling, hardship requests, employer certificates, and juror compensation.
- Records and support: public access to case records, certified copies, transcript requests, expungement petitions, interpreter services, and ADA accommodations.
- Family/juvenile matters: divorce, custody, child support, parentage; delinquency and child protection.
It also handles fine/citation payments and compliance with court orders.