Judicial District Umerkot was created in the month of September 1994. The Court of District and Sessions Judge Umerkot was created on 22-09-1994. One Court of Additional District & Sessions Judge, Umerkot, one Court of Senior Civil Judge Umerkot, and one Court of Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Umerkot were created in October 1994. The Court of Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate Umerkot shifted to Kunri on 04-12-1995. The Courts of Judicial Magistrate Samaro and Pithoro were created in April 1995. One Court of Senior Civil Judge Mithi was shifted to this District Umerkot on 07th May 1997. The Judicial District Umerkot was abolished in December 2000 and merged with the Judicial District Mirpurkhas. The newly established Judicial District Umerkot was restored in July 2005. Presently, the Judicial District Umerkot consists of one Court of District & Sessions Judge, two Courts of Additional District & Sessions Judges, two Courts of Senior Civil Judges, six Courts of Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrates, one Court of Consumer Protection, and one Court of Family Judge situated in District Umerkot.