Roswell Municipal Court

Profile of the

Municipal Court of Roswell, Georgia

Roswell GA, Georgia Traffic, Criminal and DUI Attorneys

Roswell Has One of Georgia’s Busiest Municipal Courts

The City of Roswell is now the seventh largest municipality in Georgia, by population, according to the Georgia Municipal Association. The Municipal Court of Roswell, Georgia is the city’s non-jury court for traffic tickets, municipal ordinance violations, and for other related misdemeanor crimes such as DUI, attempting to elude and office, racing, passing a stopped school bus and other serious driving offenses. An example of such related criminal offenses might occur if you here arrested for speeding and DUI, and were also charged with simple possession of marijuana (less than one ounce) when the arresting officer discovered marijuana while impounding your vehicle.

Location of Municipal Court of Roswell GA

The Municipal Court of Roswell, GA occupies almost about one-half of the upper level (second floor) of the Roswell City Hall building. The street address for this building is 38 Hill Street, Roswell, GA  30075 . The clerk’s office is located in room number 210, and is handicap accessible through street-level doorways on the north and south ends of the building. Access to the upper floors can be gained via two banks of elevators that service the three-story structure.

Due to its Labyrinth of Roadways and High Population, Now a Full-Time Court

As the City of Roswell quadrupled in population over the last 30 years, the Municipal Court of Roswell has become one of only a handful of full-time Municipal Courts in Georgia. Judge Hilliard is assisted by several part-time judges who act as the Roswell Municipal Court Judge if Judge Hilliard is absent or away on court or personal business. The volume of cases in Roswell (over 1000 monthly) requires daily processing of files by a staff of over 30 employees. In addition to “bench” (non-jury) trials, the processing of these cases includes signing bench warrants, calling daily calendars, setting bond amounts, appointment of counsel for indigents, handling probation revocations, conducting “first Court appearances” for persons who are in custody and who must be promptly advised of the misdemeanor charges pending against him or her.

All DUI and Traffic Ticket Cases are Handled in the Second Floor Courtroom

Being on time for Court will benefit you. Judge Hilliard often requires tardy arrivals to wait until all on-time court attendees have been handled. Be on time, or expect to spend a great deal of time in this Court. See this punishment chart for minimum penalties on any first offense, second offense, third offense or fourth (or more) DUI charges.

Copyright, © 2008 William C. Head