District Court

Summer court closure arrangements
Court opening hours will be affected by Summer closure arrangements. To find out more, please refer to the District Court (PDF, 119.4 KB) closure arrangements for 2025/2026. The Practice Direction relating to the closure is 10 of 2025 (PDF, 50.6 KB).

The District Court deals with serious criminal offences such as rape, armed robbery and fraud.

The court also hears appeals from cases decided in the Magistrates Court and disputes involving amounts between $150,000 and $750,000.

Below are links to information about the District Court.

About the District Court

Annual reports – District Court

Benchbooks

Contacts – District Court

Court calendars

Decisions – District Court

District Court registry

Electronic trials (eTrial)

eLodgement – Supreme and District Courts

Fees – District Court

Going to District Court

Judges of the District Court

Jury service

Obtain a trial date – District Court Brisbane

Online application for a court listing – District Court Brisbane

Practice directions – District Court

Protocols – District Court

Procedural fact sheets for civil proceedings – District Court

Representing yourself

Reserved judgments

Robing policy (PDF, 190.3 KB)

Sexual offence expert evidence panel

Sexual violence case management – District Court

Video resources – District Court