Cases not dealt with by the Youth Court, including murder or manslaughter or where trial by jury is elected, will also not be dealt with on the marae.
Te Arawa Rangatahi Court was launched in Rotorua in December but was not expected to start sitting until February.
However, ministry district courts general manager Tony Fisher said a number of factors determined when the court would start sitting including the co-ordination of sitting days on the marae and the availability of the judge.
Rangatahi Court already operates in other centres including Whakatane, Gisborne and Auckland and Mr Fisher said there would be a pohiri at each sitting of the Rangatahi Court.
Seven cases have been set down for the first sitting of the Rangatahi Court for youths facing various offences including burglary, unlawfully interfering with motor vehicles, aggravated robbery, driving charges, shoplifting, theft and wilful damage.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said Rangatahi Courts were part of the Youth Court process on a marae in an attempt to reconnect young offenders with their culture and reduce re-offending.
The Youth Court deals with people aged 14 to 16 and since October 2010, the Youth Court has also been able to hear cases of serious offending by 12 and 13 year olds.
Judge Bidois is a Tauranga-based judge of Te Arawa descent who worked as a criminal lawyer in Rotorua before his appointment to the bench in 2002.
The judge previously told The Daily Post there would likely be more family input on the marae and more compliance with the family group conference plan than with the Youth Court.
He said Te Arawa kaumatua and kuia would be involved and Te Arawa protocol would be followed on the marae.
While marae justice is focused on Maori youth, non-Maori can also opt to go there.
Victims' views would be considered before cases were transferred to the marae.