The Kalahandi-Nuapada Judgeship was separated from Bolangir-Kalahandi Judgeship on 28.02.1982 and started functioning w.e.f 28.02.1982. Further Nuapada Judgeship was separated from Kalahandi-Nuapada Judgeship on 07.07.2012.
The following courts are now fuctioning under the judgeship of Kalahandi as follows:
- The District and Sessions Judge, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Additional District Judge-Cum-Special Judge (Vigilance ),Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Judge, Family Court, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dharamagarh.
- The Chief Judicial Magistrate , Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Asst. Sessions Judge (S.T.C)-Cum-Registrar,Civil Courts, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Civil Judge(Senior Division), Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Civil Judge(Senior Division), Dharamagarh.
- The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dharamagarh.
- The Civil Judge(Junior Division)-Cum-J.M.F.C., Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna.
- The J.M.F.C., Jaipatna.
- The J.M.F.C., M. Rampur.
- The Nyayadhikari, Gram Nyayalaya, Junagrh.
- The J.M.F.C., Kesinga.