The Judgeship of Jharsuguda commenced on 24th November, 2011. Until 23rd September, 2011, it was under the jurisdiction of undivided Sambalpur. The construction of the new building by the P.W.D. (R&B) Division at a cost of Rs. 14.20 Crores started on 25th January, 2014, and was completed on 30th June, 2016. The District Court is functioning in a new building having 11 Courtrooms. Its construction by the R&B was completed by 30th June, 2016 at the cost of Rs. 14.20 Crores approximately. The facilities available in the building include lift, ramp for disabled persons, e-Sewa Kendra, and VC Cabin. 16 different Courts are functioning in the Judgeship with one outlying station at Lakhanpur.

The District Court Digitization Hub (DCDH) was inaugurated on 12th December, 2022 in virtual mode by the Chief Justice of India and it serves as a hub for Sundargarh.

The Court of Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jharsuguda, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge under POCSO Act and Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) (Women’s Court) were inaugurated as Paperless Courts in 2023.

The Virtual Centre of the High Court of Orissa at Jharsuguda was inaugurated on 19th October, 2023. In 2023, 82,492 Case records with a total of 61,94,772 pages were digitised.

Shri Digambar Prusty was the District and Sessions Judge throughout the year.

Apart from the District and Sessions Judge, the judgeship consists of the following courts:

Number of judges in each court