diff --git a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/messages/notifications.ts b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/messages/notifications.ts
index 43bda5af9fb3..ed00262e39d9 100644
--- a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/messages/notifications.ts
+++ b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/messages/notifications.ts
@@ -856,4 +856,19 @@ export const notifications = {
       description: 'Texti í pósti til aðila máls þegar ný gögn eru send',
     },
   }),
+  courtOfficialAssignedEmail: defineMessages({
+    subject: {
+      id: 'judicial.system.backend:notifications.court_official_assigned_email.subject',
+      defaultMessage: 'Úthlutun máls {courtCaseNumber}',
+      description:
+        'Fyrirsögn í pósti til dómara og dómritara þegar máli er úthlutað á þau',
+    },
+    body: {
+      id: 'judicial.system.backend:notifications.court_official_assigned_email.body',
+      defaultMessage:
+        'Héraðsdómur hefur skráð þig sem {role, select, DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE {dómara} DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR {dómritara} other {óþekkt}} í máli {courtCaseNumber}. Hægt er að nálgast gögn málsins á {linkStart}yfirlitssíðu málsins í Réttarvörslugátt{linkEnd}',
+      description:
+        'Texti í pósti til dómara og dómritara þegar máli er úthlutað á þau',
+    },
+  }),
 }
diff --git a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/case/case.service.ts b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/case/case.service.ts
index b9980ed191fd..75fe945637d3 100644
--- a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/case/case.service.ts
+++ b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/case/case.service.ts
@@ -687,6 +687,34 @@ export class CaseService {
     ])
   }
 
+  private addMessagesForDistrictCourtJudgeAssignedToQueue(
+    theCase: Case,
+    user: TUser,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    return this.messageService.sendMessagesToQueue([
+      {
+        type: MessageType.NOTIFICATION,
+        user,
+        caseId: theCase.id,
+        body: { type: CaseNotificationType.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE_ASSIGNED },
+      },
+    ])
+  }
+
+  private addMessagesForDistrictCourtRegistrarAssignedToQueue(
+    theCase: Case,
+    user: TUser,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    return this.messageService.sendMessagesToQueue([
+      {
+        type: MessageType.NOTIFICATION,
+        user,
+        caseId: theCase.id,
+        body: { type: CaseNotificationType.DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR_ASSIGNED },
+      },
+    ])
+  }
+
   private addMessagesForReceivedCaseToQueue(
     theCase: Case,
     user: TUser,
@@ -1403,6 +1431,30 @@ export class CaseService {
       }
     }
 
+    if (
+      isIndictment &&
+      [CaseState.SUBMITTED, CaseState.RECEIVED].includes(updatedCase.state)
+    ) {
+      const isJudgeChanged =
+        updatedCase.judge?.nationalId !== theCase.judge?.nationalId
+      const isRegistrarChanged =
+        updatedCase.registrar?.nationalId !== theCase.registrar?.nationalId
+
+      if (isJudgeChanged) {
+        await this.addMessagesForDistrictCourtJudgeAssignedToQueue(
+          updatedCase,
+          user,
+        )
+      }
+
+      if (isRegistrarChanged) {
+        await this.addMessagesForDistrictCourtRegistrarAssignedToQueue(
+          updatedCase,
+          user,
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
     if (
       isIndictment &&
       ![
diff --git a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/guards/rolesRules.ts b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/guards/rolesRules.ts
index 04cccc5de218..567e17620945 100644
--- a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/guards/rolesRules.ts
+++ b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/guards/rolesRules.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const defenderNotificationRule: RolesRule = {
   ],
 } as RolesRule
 
-// Allows district court judges to send notifiications
+// Allows district court judges to send notifications
 export const districtCourtJudgeNotificationRule: RolesRule = {
   role: UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE,
   type: RulesType.FIELD_VALUES,
diff --git a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/services/caseNotification/caseNotification.service.ts b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/services/caseNotification/caseNotification.service.ts
index 0c4cbba076cb..fe2aa576b272 100644
--- a/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/services/caseNotification/caseNotification.service.ts
+++ b/apps/judicial-system/backend/src/app/modules/notification/services/caseNotification/caseNotification.service.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   INDICTMENTS_OVERVIEW_ROUTE,
   INVESTIGATION_CASE_POLICE_CONFIRMATION_ROUTE,
   RESTRICTION_CASE_OVERVIEW_ROUTE,
+  ROUTE_HANDLER_ROUTE,
   SIGNED_VERDICT_OVERVIEW_ROUTE,
 } from '@island.is/judicial-system/consts'
 import {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   RequestSharedWithDefender,
   SessionArrangements,
   type User,
+  UserRole,
 } from '@island.is/judicial-system/types'
 
 import {
@@ -689,6 +691,28 @@ export class CaseNotificationService extends BaseNotificationService {
     })
   }
 
+  private sendCourtOfficialAssignedEmailNotificationForIndictmentCase(
+    theCase: Case,
+    role: UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE | UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR,
+  ): Promise<Recipient> {
+    const official =
+      role === UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE ? theCase.judge : theCase.registrar
+
+    return this.sendEmail(
+      this.formatMessage(notifications.courtOfficialAssignedEmail.subject, {
+        courtCaseNumber: theCase.courtCaseNumber,
+      }),
+      this.formatMessage(notifications.courtOfficialAssignedEmail.body, {
+        courtCaseNumber: theCase.courtCaseNumber,
+        role,
+        linkStart: `<a href="${this.config.clientUrl}${ROUTE_HANDLER_ROUTE}/${theCase.id}">`,
+        linkEnd: '</a>',
+      }),
+      official?.name,
+      official?.email,
+    )
+  }
+
   private sendCourtDateEmailNotificationForIndictmentCase(
     theCase: Case,
     user: User,
@@ -810,6 +834,25 @@ export class CaseNotificationService extends BaseNotificationService {
 
     return result
   }
+
+  private async sendDistrictCourtUserAssignedNotifications(
+    theCase: Case,
+    userRole: UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE | UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR,
+  ): Promise<DeliverResponse> {
+    const recipient =
+      await this.sendCourtOfficialAssignedEmailNotificationForIndictmentCase(
+        theCase,
+        userRole,
+      )
+
+    return await this.recordNotification(
+      theCase.id,
+      userRole === UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE
+        ? CaseNotificationType.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE_ASSIGNED
+        : CaseNotificationType.DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR_ASSIGNED,
+      [recipient],
+    )
+  }
   //#endregion
 
   //#region RULING notifications
@@ -2552,6 +2595,16 @@ export class CaseNotificationService extends BaseNotificationService {
         return this.sendReceivedByCourtNotifications(theCase)
       case CaseNotificationType.COURT_DATE:
         return this.sendCourtDateNotifications(theCase, user)
+      case CaseNotificationType.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE_ASSIGNED:
+        return this.sendDistrictCourtUserAssignedNotifications(
+          theCase,
+          UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE,
+        )
+      case CaseNotificationType.DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR_ASSIGNED:
+        return this.sendDistrictCourtUserAssignedNotifications(
+          theCase,
+          UserRole.DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR,
+        )
       case CaseNotificationType.RULING:
         return this.sendRulingNotifications(theCase)
       case CaseNotificationType.MODIFIED:
diff --git a/libs/judicial-system/types/src/lib/notification.ts b/libs/judicial-system/types/src/lib/notification.ts
index 347cef7b5852..ee863976b056 100644
--- a/libs/judicial-system/types/src/lib/notification.ts
+++ b/libs/judicial-system/types/src/lib/notification.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ export enum CaseNotificationType {
   READY_FOR_COURT = 'READY_FOR_COURT',
   RECEIVED_BY_COURT = 'RECEIVED_BY_COURT',
   COURT_DATE = 'COURT_DATE',
+  DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE_ASSIGNED = 'DISTRICT_COURT_JUDGE_ASSIGNED',
+  DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR_ASSIGNED = 'DISTRICT_COURT_REGISTRAR_ASSIGNED',
   RULING = 'RULING',
   MODIFIED = 'MODIFIED',
   REVOKED = 'REVOKED',