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Trial Court - Hon. Mabel Johnson Mayfield, Chief Judge
Trial Court Divisions
Court Hearing Accessibility
*All case types and hearings will be scheduled by default as listed above. Alternative participation method may be determined by the judicial officer at time of scheduling. Should a party wish for alternative participation method (i.e. an in-person hearing that the party wishes to participate via Zoom), the party must make a request to the assigned judge no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled hearing with final determination to be made by the jurist.
| Criminal Division |
| Hearing Type | In-Person or Remote |
| Competency Hearings | In-Person |
| Informal Hearing | Remote via Zoom |
| Formal Hearings | Remote via Zoom |
| Expungements | Remote via Zoom |
| Motions | In-Person |
| Preliminary Exams | In-Person |
| Pre-Trial Conferences | Remote via Zoom |
| Probation Violation Summons/Hearings | In-Person |
| Projected Pleas | Remote via Zoom |
| Sentences | In-Person |
| Status/Case Conferences | In-Person |
| Traffic Tickets | In-Person |
| *Treatment Court hearings will be in-person or remote at the discretion of the assigned judge and will be notified accordingly. *Incarcerated individuals will appear in-person. *Weddings (scheduled by the criminal division) may be scheduled beginning 7/1/2021. |
| Civil Division |
| Hearing Type | In-Person or Remote |
| Business Court Proceedings | Remote via Zoom |
| Contested Small Claims Hearings | In-Person |
| Landlord Tenant | In-Person |
| Motions | Remote via Zoom |
| Pretrial, Scheduling, Status, or Settlement Conferences | Remote via Zoom |
| Small Claims Pretrial Conferences (Small Claims Culling) | Remote via Zoom |
| Trials | In-Person |
*Personal Protection Order cases will be in-person or remote at the discretion of the assigned judge and will be notified accordingly. |
| Family Division |
| Hearing Type | In-Person or Remote |
| Abuse Neglect Preliminary Hearings | In-Person |
| Adoptions as Requested | In-Person |
| Child Support Motions and Review | Remote via Zoom |
| Contested Domestic Relations Matters (Post-Judgement Issues) | Remote via Zoom unless otherwise ordered In-Person |
| Delinquency Preliminary Hearings | Remote via Zoom |
| Delinquency Probation Violation Hearings (Unless Detained) | In-Person |
| Review Hearings (Abuse Neglect and Delinquency) | Remote via Zoom |
| Order to Show Cause Hearings | In-Person |
| Permanency Planning Hearings | Remote via Zoom |
| Pretrial, Status, and Settlement Conferences | Remote via Zoom |
| Probate Hearings | Remote via Zoom |
| Terminations (Abuse Neglect) | In-Person |
| Trials (Domestic, Abuse Neglect, Delinquency) | In-Person |
| Waiver or Designation Hearings (Delinquency) | In-Person |
*Personal Protection Order cases will be in-person or remote at the discretion of the assigned judge and will be notified accordingly. |