The court calendar for the month of January has been announced by Clerk of Courts Jessica Burgess. Cumberland County General Sessions Court is in session on Mondays and Thursdays beginning at 8:30 a.m., unless otherwise announced. Persons having business before the courts should maintain contact with their attorneys in the even of unscheduled changes,
The calendar for Criminal, Circuit and Chancery courts are as follows:
Criminal Court
•Jan. 6, Judge Gary McKenzie, probation violation docket.
•Jan. 13, Judge Wesley Bray, non-jury docket.
•Jan. 20, Judge Shawn Fry, non-jury docket.
•Jan. 28, Judge Bray, sentencing hearing.
All Criminal Court dockets start at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Circuit Civil Court
•Jan. 8, Judge William Ridley, civil motions beginning at 10 a.m.
•Jan. 12, Judge Ridley, settlement conferences at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
•Jan. 23, Judge Carolyn Knight, civil motions beginning at 9 a.m.
•Jan. 26, Judge Ridley, settlement conferences at 9 a.m. and at 1 p.m.
•Jan. 27, Judge Ridley, civil final hearing at 9 a.m.
•Jan. 29, Judge Ridley, civil new jurors to report at 9 a.m. and docket call at 10 a.m.
Circuit Civil Court
•Jan, 27, Chancellor Ronald Thurman, non-jury trial with four days set aside for trial.