Special Requirements in Dickinson County

Honorable Benjamin J. Sexton (D01)

Honorable Benjamin J. Sexton oversees cases involving:

  • Domestic relations
  • Felony Criminal actions after bound over for arraignment
  • Municipal Court Appeals
  • Child in Need of Care cases for Termination of Parental Rights

To learn more about these proceedings, review Judge Sexton's Special Requirements (PDF).

Division M01

Division M01 oversees cases involving:

  • Civil Actions pursuant to Chapter 61 (including Small Claims) 
  • Care and Treatment
  • Adoptions
  • Juvenile Actions (CINC and JV, including those in which a jury trial is required)
  • Traffic
  • Fish and Game
  • Probate
  • Felony Criminal actions prior to arraignment
  • Misdemeanor Criminal actions (including those in which a jury trial is required) 
  • Civil actions involving child support or debt collection as scheduled by the Court Trustee, and those involving child support enforcement scheduled by the Young Williams law firm
  • Any and all other cases within the jurisdiction of a District Magistrate Judge
  • Protection from Abuse and Protection from Stalking actions

Division M01 has no special requirements listed.

Honorable Ryan W. Rosauer (D05)

Honorable Ryan W. Rosauer oversees cases involving:

  • Civil Actions pursuant to Chapter 60
  • All recusals from Judge Sexton (D01) which are outside the jurisdiction of a District Magistrate Judge

Judge Rosauer has no special requirements listed.