District Court of South Australia

District Court of South Australia
Coat of arms of South Australia
The Sir Samuel Way Building, the main seat of the District Court of South Australia
34°55′47″S 138°35′56″E / 34.929777°S 138.598805°E / -34.929777; 138.598805
Established	1969
Jurisdiction	South Australia
Location	Adelaide
Coordinates	34°55′47″S 138°35′56″E / 34.929777°S 138.598805°E / -34.929777; 138.598805
Composition method	Vice-regal appointment upon nomination by the Premier following the advice of the Attorney General and Executive Council of South Australia
Authorized by	Parliament of South Australia via the: District Court Act 1991 (SA)
Appeals to	Supreme Court of South Australia
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 70
Website	District Court information section and location link
Chief Judge of the District Court
Currently	Michael Evans
Since	20 Dec 2016

The District Court of South Australia is South Australia's principal trial court. It was established as a court of record by the District Court Act 1991. Prior to that the Court had existed since 1969 under the Local and District Criminal Courts Act 1926.