Springhill City Court

Springhill City Court cases in Webster County, Springhill, LA

Springhill City Court is a city (municipal) court of limited jurisdiction serving Springhill in Webster Parish, Louisiana. It handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic citations, municipal ordinance violations, and civil matters within the city court's monetary limits, including small civil claims and landlord-tenant eviction actions. It does not conduct felony trials or hear divorce, custody, or other family-law cases; those matters are handled by the 26th Judicial District Court for Webster Parish. The court also processes arraignments, sets bail, and issues warrants in cases within its jurisdiction.

Springhill City Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Springhill City Court

Springhill City Court serves the public by handling:

- Criminal/traffic: state-law misdemeanors, city-ordinance violations, and traffic citations; magistrate functions such as warrants and bail.
- Civil filings: limited-jurisdiction civil and small-claims matters, including contract disputes and landlord-tenant/evictions.
- Protective relief: processes and issues qualifying protective orders and peace-bond applications as authorized by law.
- Hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials, probation/compliance reviews, contempt proceedings, and other docketed matters.
- Clerk services: case intake and filings, docketing, records and certified copies, subpoenas, and collection of fines, fees, and restitution; payment options may be available.
- Public access: court calendars, forms, accommodations for language or disabilities, and information on continuances.

Jury trials are generally not conducted in city court; any required juror services are handled by the appropriate district court.