Malkangiri was carved out of Koraput district on 2nd October 1992. The judgeship started functioning independently from 20th April 2013, with one outlying station at Motu (MV – 79), Mathili, and Kudumuluguma. 14 different Courts are functioning in the Judgeship with outlying stations at Motu, Mathili, Kudumuluguma, and Korukunda at Malkangiri. The new District Court building was inaugurated on 10th September 2021.

Gram Nyayalaya, Korukunda at Malkangiri was established and inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Justice through Video Conferencing on 02.02.2023. The Court of the Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) (Women’s Court), Malkangiri was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Justice through Video Conferencing on 20.05.2023.

The Court of the Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Malkangiri, the C.J.M., Malkangiri, the Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.) (Women’s Court), Malkangiri, the Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Malkangiri, the S.D.J.M., Malkangiri, and the Gram Nyayalaya, Korukunda at Malkangiri were declared as paperless Courts in 2023.

The Virtual Centre of the High Court of Orissa at Malkangiri was inaugurated on 19th October 2023.

From left to right of the top row- Observance of Van Mahotsava week and Drawing Competition
From left to right of the bottom row- Yoga and meditation session and District Level Legal Literacy Festival

Till the end of 2023, 38,641 Case records comprising of 36,12,947 pages were digitized at D.C.D.H,Malkangiri.

Smt. Ajanta Sadangi was the District and Sessions Judge until 26th December 2023.

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