Telfair County Georgia Superior Court cases in Telfair County, Mcrae, GA
Telfair County Superior Court is Georgia's state Superior Court (trial court of general jurisdiction) for Telfair County, located in McRae-Helena, and is part of the Oconee Judicial Circuit. It handles felony criminal prosecutions; general civil actions (e.g., contract, tort, and property disputes); domestic relations/family matters (divorce, child custody, support); equity cases; and proceedings involving title to land. The court conducts jury and non-jury trials and empanels grand juries. It also exercises limited appellate and supervisory jurisdiction over certain lower county courts as provided by Georgia law, and may hear misdemeanor or traffic-related matters that are bound over or reach it on appeal.
Telfair County Georgia Superior Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Superior Court |
| County: | Telfair |
| Street Address: | 19 East Oak St. |
| City: | McRae |
| Zip Code: | 31055 |
| Phone: | 229-868-6525 |
| Fax: | 229-868-7956 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Website URL: | http://www.telfairclerkofcourt.com/ |
| Parking: | Free public parking available. |
| Forms & Filing: | http://www.telfairclerkofcourt.com/forms.asp |
| Dockets / Schedule / Calendar: | http://www.telfairclerkofcourt.com/search/mainpage.aspx |
| Jury Service: | http://www.telfairclerkofcourt.com/jury.asp |
| Languages: | English |
| Email: | belinda.thomas@gsccca.org |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/telfairclerkofcourt/ |
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telfair_County_Courthouse_and_Jail |
Services and Case Types Handled in Telfair County Georgia Superior Court
Telfair County Superior Court is the county's general-jurisdiction trial court, providing a public forum to resolve serious criminal and civil matters.
Core case types
- Felony criminal cases; some misdemeanors related to felonies
- Major civil disputes (contracts, personal injury, property)
- Domestic relations (divorce, custody, child support)
- Equity and real property/title actions
- Family violence and stalking protective orders
Key services
- Case filings and docket management for criminal and civil actions; maintenance of court records and certified copies
- Protective order processing: petition intake, ex parte review, scheduling, and hearings
- Court hearings and trials: arraignments, motion hearings, settlement conferences, jury and bench trials, pleas, and sentencings
- Jury services: summons, juror qualification and orientation, scheduling for petit and grand juries
- Orders and judgments issuance; compliance and calendaring information for litigants and the public