Terms begin the first Monday (or next business day if Monday falls on a holiday) of January, March, May, July, September and November at 2 pm.
Civil Motions Day - Every Friday, 10:00 a.m., fiduciary matters, appointment of guardians, and uncontested wills are set at 9:30 a.m.
Evidentiary criminal motions are set at 9:30 a.m. on the 1st & 3rd Thurs. of each month and at 9:30 a.m. on Civil Term Day.
Grand Jury is the last Monday of the month. December is subject to change due to holiday schedule.
Court convenes 10:00 a.m. (civil) and 9:30 a.m. (criminal).
Commissioners in Chancery are utilized in partition cases, and for judgment debtor interrogatories. They are no longer utilized in divorce cases.
Ore tenus hearings are held Monday through Thursday at 9:30am.
All bench warrant arraignments can be heard Monday through Friday at 9:30 am.
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