The District Court was attached to, and had parts of its activities in Malmö City Hall [sv] until 22 June 2023.

At the same time, the jurisdiction was extended to include Vellinge Municipality, which was transferred from the then dissolved Trelleborgs judicial district.

Malmö District Court has around 150 employees, divided into four divisions, a service office, administration and security staff.

The district court also has premises in the legal center built next to the police station on Porslinsgatan in Malmö.

This includes the district court's large security room where witnesses and plaintiffs do not have to meet the defendant or his relatives in public areas and where escape attempts are greatly hampered.

[3] On the morning of 3 February 2014, an explosive device was detonated at the entrance to the detention and security rooms of the District Court at the Justice Center.