The Nuapada judgeship was created on 7th July 2012 after being bifurcated from the Kalahandi judgeship. The combined judgeship of Kalahandi-Nuapada-Bolangir started functioning with effect from 17th June 1948 with its headquarters at Balangir. The judgeship of Kalahandi-Nuapada was separated with effect from 28th February 1982 from the Balangir Judgeship. 

After the creation of Nuapada as a separate district, the Kalahandi-Nuapada judgeship continued until 6th July 2012, when the judgeship of Nuapada was separated on 7th July 2012 from the Kalahandi-Nuapada judgeship. Presently, the judgeship is functioning with 14 different Courts with outlying stations at Khariar, Sinapali, Boden, and Komna. 195 witnesses were examined in virtual court & 308 vulnerable witnesses were examined in VWDC. During the year 2025, various legal awareness programmes were organized on different topics and significant days were observed by DLSA, Nuapada. Five cases were settled in Mediation during the Campaign Mediation for the Nation, Drive-I, 2025. The Court and Office of the District and Sessions Judge was inspected on 19.07.2025 by Justice M.S. Sahoo, Administrative Judge of Nuapada judgeship.