Minnesota Legal Overview: Duluth-Superior The Duluth-Superior metropolitan area is defined by the Census Bureau as covering St. Louis and Carlton counties in Minnesota and Douglas County in Wisconsin. The Twin Cities of Duluth and Superior located on the western edge of Lake Superior with their Twin Ports form the core of the metro area. Minnesota has 10 judicial districts, and residents in St. Louis and Carlton counties are served by the 6th Judicial District. The main Minnesota cities in the Duluth-Superior metro area are listed below. Top Minnesota cities for Legal Issues: Duluth
1. The 6th Judicial District serving St. Louis County has three locations, one each in Duluth, Hibbing and Virginia. St. Louis is the only county in Minnesota to have three different courthouses with full administrative offices and chambered judges in each one. The 6th Judicial District also serves Carlton County from a courthouse in the county seat and city of Carlton. These district courts are the main trial courts for the county, and have general and original jurisdiction over everything from felonies to civil disputes, family law cases and traffic tickets.
Trending Legal Topics: Appeals against district court verdicts in St. Louis and Carlton counties must be filed with the Minnesota Court of Appeals located in St. Paul. The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the state and may agree to review the intermediate appellate court’s verdict. Federal cases in these two counties must be filed with the Duluth Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Federal appeals may be filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. |