Biography

The Honorable David Stith...

Description of Office

District courts generally have the following jurisdiction:

• Original jurisdiction in all criminal cases of the grade of felony and misdemeanors involving official misconduct
• Cases of divorce
• Suits for title to land or enforcement of liens on land
• Contested elections
• Suits for slander or defamation
• Suits on behalf of the State for penalties, forfeitures and escheat