Courtrooms
Large courtrooms: Large courtrooms will serve multi-litigant civil and criminal cases
and large volume dockets. Each will contain a 14-person jury box, a connection to detainee holding areas and a large spectator gallery. This courtroom also may be used for arraignments and ceremonial occasions.
Standard courtrooms: Standard courtrooms also contain a 14-person jury box and a connection to detainee holding areas. They will be used for standard court proceedings.
Special courtrooms: Special courtrooms contain a seven-person jury box and a connection to detainee holding. They will serve Circuit and County Court cases.
Grand Jury room: The Grand Jury room contains space for 21 jurors, prosecution and defense attorneys and a grand master.
Hearing rooms: Hearing rooms will have a formal bench arrangement and will be used for non-jury proceedings.
Circuit Court: The Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction that has responsibility for felony criminal cases, civil cases valued over $25,000, juvenile cases, probate cases and all types of family and domestic cases and appeals from County Court and certain administrative agencies. A wide range of proceedings are conducted. Judges rotate among various divisions.
County Court: County Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. Judges have responsibility for misdemeanor criminal cases, civil cases valued under $25,000 and all traffic cases.
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