Courts cut back presence in regional South Australia to slash costs SOUTH Australia's courts are reducing their presence in regional areas in order to save money. District Court Judge Paul Muscat today said the length of the District Court circuits would be reduced from four weeks to three from the next circuit as part of cost-cutting measures. "As I understand it, the cutback in the length of the District Court circuit is to remain until the end of the year," he said. The first circuit to be affected will be at Mount Gambier from July 2. Judge Muscat also said there would be no more Supreme Court circuits for the remainder of the year. The courts conducts circuit sessions regularly in Mount Gambier and Port Augusta, as well as the Riverland and Eyre Peninsula.