The Office of the Solicitor General, State Court of Douglas County, is located on the third floor of the Douglas County Courthouse. Current Solicitor General Brian Forthner is responsible for handling all misdemeanor criminal and traffic offenses in Douglas County. All traffic offenses are dealt with by the State Court of Douglas County, located on the fourth floor of the courthouse. Most traffic citation fines may be paid before the arraignment date on the citation by visiting the Clerk of Superior Court's Office on the 2nd floor of the courthouse.
Suffolk County Supreme Court has jurisdiction over all other county courts, both criminal and civil. Cases heard generally fall outside the jurisdiction of other courts. The Supreme Court is located on Court Street, in between Griffing Avenue and Osborne Avenue.
Fenton City Hall is a government building housing the mayor’s office, the city administrator, the city clerk and the municipal court. Services provided include public records, policy execution, licenses and permits.
The Arlington County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court consists of an adult unit, an intake unit, a mediation program and a juvenile unit. The purpose of this court is to deal with legal matters relating to families, children and young adults. Each unit has a different specialty, and the court deals with a wide variety of legal issues.
Court administration provides leadership, direction and oversight to all administrative and operational areas of the Marin County Superior Court. The court executive officer is appointed by judges and is responsible for ensuring that the court operates efficiently; is in compliance with the laws, rules and procedures mandated by state law and the Judicial Council of California; and generally supports the work of judicial officers in adjudicating cases before the court.
The St. Louis County Family Court is the South County branch of the city's family court system. The court deals with all juvenile cases as well as settling parental rights and custody issues.
The Orangetown Town Hall houses the government for Orangetown, a community of 47,711. The town's territory encompasses the Pearl River and South Orangetown school districts, as well as part of Nyack and Nanuet.
The town supervisor is Andy Stewart. The town board includes Councilmen Denis Troy, Tom Diviny, Paul Valentine and Tom Morr. The Orangetown Police Department and Town Court are also at this location, along with the offices of the Town Clerk, Receiver of Taxes and the Tax Assessor.
The Town of Orangetown dates back to 1686.
The South County Municipal Court handles misdemeanor criminal charges. It also handles traffic and other tickets distributed by the South County area police. Citizens obtain rulings and pay fines if necessary at this court.
The County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Karen Rushing, is responsible to aid and promote the judicial process in Sarasota County. At this facility, you can look up public records of criminal and civil cases in the records room. You can also look up official records, marriage licenses and financial reporting.
The courthouse is the heart of Bucks County's government and its court system. Three courthouse buildings have occupied the triangle of land at Doylestown's Court and Main streets since 1813. Opened in phases from 1960 to 1962, the current courthouse is home to a rectangular wing, which houses the county's administrative offices, and a circular wing, which houses courtrooms and court offices.
The county attorney is the official counsel to the Board of Directors. This office drafts all county ordinances and is the legal representation of all county offices.
The Sixth Judicial Circuit includes Pinellas and Pasco counties. The courts are comprised of 69 judges, 45 for circuit and 24 for county.
In Pinellas, 33 circuit court judges and 17 county court judges oversee cases in five court facilities in St. Petersburg and Clearwater. County court judges also serve as magistrates.
Circuit court hears cases with original jurisdiction in matters that exceed $15,000, estate settlements, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, the legality of a tax assessment, titles and boundaries or rights of possession of real property and other actions not heard by county court.
Circuit court also hears family cases like dissolution of marriage, child custody and visitation, domestic violence and juvenile dependency.
County court hears all criminal misdemeanor cases where there is not also a felony and in all violations of city and county ordinances. County courts have original jurisdiction in all civil matters in which the matter in controversy does not exceed the sum of $15,000 and is not in the scope of the circuit courts.