The General Sessions Criminal Court handles upwards of 100,000 court cases annually and is located at 201 Poplar Suite LL-81. The Criminal Court fees are at the national average with some examples being $30 for bounced checks, $75 for exoneration, and Appeal Bonds $216 etc. There are 10 different divisions of judges with one judge per division; for some background, one of the judges is named Chris Craft and previously worked under his father at a family firm called Craft & Craft which then inspired him to become a judge of the criminal courts. Paula Skahan (Division 1 Judge) also has a family firm of which she has worked for 4 years and of which she worked as a public defender.
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