Tag Archives: Criminal Court

Putnam County wants to ramp up its collection process of fines in the Criminal Court System. Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said State mandated fines placed by Judges in criminal cases can help offset the costs to operate the court system. She said the county wants to gain revenue from these fines because the only other way the ... Read More »

District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said an additional court judge will aid the workload. Dunaway said the state legislature introduced a bill that would grant several districts a new judge position. He said the bill creates a new criminal court judge for the 13th Judicial District, bringing the total number of trial judges to six. “This judge will handle and hear ... Read More »

Courts across the state are preparing to slowly resume normal operations. District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway said the influx of new cases will be a challenge for local officials. “For the last couple of months grand juries have not met in our district,” Dunaway said. “They resumed meeting last week, so that will begin the flow of new cases into ... Read More »