|Kossuth County Clerk of Court||Algona||Iowa 50511||15 miles|
|Faribault Court Administrator||Blue Earth||Minnesota 56013||25 miles|
|Palo Alto County Clerk||Emmetsburg||Iowa 50536||26 miles|
|Martin County Court||Fairmont||Minnesota 56031||28 miles|
|Forest City District Court||Forest||Iowa 50436||29 miles|
|Estherville District Court||Estherville||Iowa 51334||32 miles|
|Garner District Court||Garner||Iowa 50438||34 miles|
|Dakota City District Court||Dakota||Iowa 50529||39 miles|
|Pocahontas District Court||Pocahontas||Iowa 50574||45 miles|
|Jackson County Court||Jackson||Minnesota 56143||45 miles|
|Dickinson District Court Clerk||Spirit Lake||Iowa 51360||45 miles|
|Clarion District Court||Clarion||Iowa 50525||46 miles|
Courts are government institutions that administer justice in criminal and civil matters. They're mediated by one or more judges, magistrates or justices who have been appointed or elected.
Courts rely on an adversarial system of justice, which is intended to resolve disputes with fair and impartial outcomes. Their primary purpose is to decide questions of law and determine facts. Attorneys for each side present arguments and introduce evidence to support their arguments.
In some court cases, the final judgment is handed down by a jury of citizens chosen through a selection process. In other cases, a judge makes the final ruling. Cases may be heard in criminal court, civil court, or appellate court.