• orders of protection
• stalking/civil no contact orders
• housing
• eviction proceedings
• small claims
• licenses
• misdemeanor criminal proceedings (including drug treatment court)
• felony preliminary hearings
• ordinance and traffic enforcement
• contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution process
• civil suits for damages up to $100,000
• mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages of $30,000 or less
• name changes
• marriage and civil union court

*The following types of cases are also heard in the municipal district courthouses: felony criminal cases; domestic violence; domestic relations cases; juvenile justice cases; paternity and child support; and law division tort cases seeking damages in excess of $100,000.

Additionally, there are three specialty courts: drug court, veterans court and mental health court which hear felony cases.

The Sixth Municipal District doe not hear the following cases: Child Protection, Foreclosure, Probate and Mechanics Liens.