To deal with litigation arising from the Indigo Resistance, a munsifi court was established at Bhaluka [Kumarkhali], with Ishan Chandra Datta as its first munsif. When the Kushtia and Kumarkhali thanas came under Pabna district in 1863, the Bhaluka munsifi court was abolished.
Later, in 1863, Kushtia attained the status of a subdivision, and after that a munsifi court was established in Kushtia. Kushtia was at first under the judgeship of Rajshahi district and later under that of Pabna district. Until a separate district judge was appointed for Kushtia, the Pabna district judge used to sit in Kushtia for fifteen days a month to conduct judicial work.
Until the present judge court was built, the district judge's court sat in what is now the district judge's residence, and the munsif court sat in the Islamia College building. On 17 November 1968 a separate district judge court was built for Kushtia district.
Names and tenures of the District Judges of Kushtia:
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Mohammad Jalal Uddin | 17/09/1970 - 30/01/1972 |
| R.K. Biswas | 31/01/1972 - 10/05/1973 |
| Mohammad Ali Khan | 09/06/1973 - 14/06/1975 |
| Mohammad Abdul Ahad | 23/06/1975 - 02/07/1989 |
| M.A. Awal | 08/03/1976 - 02/07/1979 |
| K.M.S. Uddin | 19/08/1979 - 02/05/1980 |
| Mohammad Azizur Rahman | 21/06/1980 - 12/05/1982 |
| Syed Bazlul Haque | 11/06/1980 - 30/11/1984 |
| M. A. Karim | 03/01/1984 - 03/01/1985 |
| Sheikh Sadeque | 07/01/1985 - 15/12/1985 |
| Mohammad Golam Mostofa | 12/02/1986 - 29/09/1988 |
| Md. Moniruzzaman | 15/11/1988 - 10/05/1989 |
| Md. Ibrahim Ali | 17/05/1989 - 12/05/1990 |
| M. A. Jalil | 28/05/1990 - 10/05/1991 |
| M. A. Kuddus | 20/07/1991 - 24/09/1991 |
| S.M. Abdur Rahman | 07/10/1991 - 02/01/1993 |
| Mohammad Azizul Haque | 06/03/1991 - 05/08/1993 |
| Mohammad Sultan Ahmed Mia | 09/09/1993 - 31/10/1995 |
| N.K. Chakraborty | 20/11/1995 - 17/07/1997 |
| Mohammad A.K.M. Fazlur Rahman | 20/07/1997 - 24/09/1998 |
| Mohammad Shamsur Ali | 29/09/1998 - 11/11/1999 |
| Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique | 21/11/1999 - 28/11/2000 |
| Mohammad Anisuzzaman | 04/10/2000 - 11/10/2003 |
| Syed Enayet Ullah | 17/11/2003 - 05/11/2006 |
| Md. Abdur Razzak | Joined on 05/11/2006 |
Those elected to the posts of president/secretary of the Kushtia District Bar Association:
| Year | President | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Babu Binay Krishna Chattopadhyay | Babu Binay Nath Bagchi |
| 1948 | Babu Binay Krishna Chattopadhyay | Babu Priyanath Bagchi |
| 1949 | Babu Binay Krishna Chattopadhyay | Narendranath Majumdar |
| 1950 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Md. Kutub Uddin Ahmed |
| 1951 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Mohammad Mohsin |
| 1952 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Mohammad Mohsin |
| 1953 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Mohammad Mohsin |
| 1954 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Mohammad Mohsin |
| 1955 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Mohammad Mohsin |
| 1956 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Mohammad Mohsin |
| 1957 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Ahmad |
| 1958 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Ahmad |
| 1959 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | A.Z.M. Rezwanul Haque |
| 1960 | Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay | A.Z.M. Rezwanul Haque |
| 1961 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Saad Ahmed |
| 1961 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Saad Ahmed |
| 1962 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Abdur Rahim |
| 1963 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Ahmed |
| 1964 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Babu Apurba Kumar Nandi |
| 1965 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Babu Apurba Kumar Nandi |
| 1966 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Muhammad Zillur Rahman |
| 1967 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Muhammad Zillur Rahman |
| 1968 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Saad Ahmed |
| 1969 | Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha | Saad Ahmed |
| 1970 | Mahtab Uddin Ahmad | Nakib Uddin Ahmad |
| 1971 | Mahtab Uddin Ahmad | Ahsan Ullah |
| 1972 | Mahtab Uddin Ahmad | Ahsan Ullah |
| 1973 | Mahtab Uddin Ahmad | Md. Asgar Ali |
| 1974 | Syed Mashud Rumi | Md. Asgar Ali |
| 1975 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Ahsan Ullah |
| 1976 | Syed Mashud Rumi | Abdul Kaiyum |
| 1977 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Abdul Kaiyum |
| 1978 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Nakib Uddin Ahmad |
| 1979 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Nakib Uddin Ahmad |
| 1980 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | S.M. Imdad Hossain |
| 1981 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | S.M. Imdad Hossain |
| 1982 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Zillur Rahman Khan Chowdhury |
| 1983 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | Sirajul Islam |
| 1984 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Sirajul Islam |
| 1985 | Abdul Kaiyum | Sirajul Islam |
| 1986 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | Khandakar Kudrat-e-Nur |
| 1987 | Abdul Kaiyum | Khandakar Kudrat-e-Nur |
| 1988 | Abdul Kaiyum | Md. Moslem Uddin |
| 1989 | Abdur Rahman | Md. Moslem Uddin |
| 1990 | Abdur Rahman | Md. Azizul Haque |
| 1991 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | M.A.K. Golam Mohiuddin |
| 1992 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | M.A.K. Golam Mohiuddin |
| 1993 | Abdur Rahim | Mia Md. Rezaul Haque |
| 1994 | Amirul Islam | Mia Md. Rezaul Haque |
| 1995-96 | Amirul Islam | Md. Alimul Haque |
| 1996-97 | Nakib Uddin Ahmad | Nurul Islam Dulal |
| 1997-98 | Azizur Rahman Akkas | Anup Kumar Nandi |
| 1998-99 | Azizur Rahman Akkas | Anup Kumar Nandi |
| 1999-2000 | Mohammad Abdur Rahim | Mohammad Harunur Rashid |
| 2000-01 | Sirajul Islam | Mohammad Harunur Rashid |
| 2001-02 | Sirajul Islam | Mohammad Harunur Rashid |
| 2002-03 | Sirajul Islam | Mohammad Harunur Rashid |
| 2003-04 | Amirul Islam | Jahurul Islam |
| 2004-05 | Amirul Islam | Jahurul Islam |
| 2005-06 | Amirul Islam | Nurul Islam Dulal |
| 2006-07 | Rezaul Haque | Nurul Islam Dulal |
| 2007-08 | Sirajul Islam | Nurul Islam Dulal |
| 2007-08 | Sirajul Islam | Nurul Islam Dulal |
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