Your first court appearance date will be an arraignment. On this date, you will be given an opportunity to enter a plea of either “guilty” or “not guilty”. You will not have an opportunity to explain any defenses, extenuating circumstances, or other mitigating factors before entering a plea to the Judge.
If you have any questions about whether your case is court required or non-court required, speak with the court staff.
If you entered a plea of not guilty, you will be set for a trial court date. During your trial date, you will speak with the prosecutor. The prosecutor, at his sole discretion, may offer a plea agreement or recommend the defendant for a pre-trial diversion program. Any such agreement will be to be approved by the judge in order to become effective.
If the prosecutor does not offer an alternative agreement, or if the defendant does not accept an agreement offered by the prosecutor, the trial will proceed as scheduled.
Court Schedule
Jemison Municipal Court meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month (except where noted). Court starts at 10:00 a.m.
THE 2023 JEMISON MUNICIPAL COURT SCHEDULE:
January 9th Trial & Review
January 23rd Arraignment
February 27th Arraignment
March 13th Trial & Review
March 27th Arraignment
April 10th Trial & Review
May 8th Trial & Review
May 22nd Arraignment
June 12th Trial & Review
June 26th Arraignment
July 10th Trial & Review
July 24th Arraignment
August 14th Trial & Review
August 28th Arraignment
September 11th Trial & Review
September 25th Arraignment
October 23rd Arraignment
November 13th Trial & Review
December 11th Trial & Review
THE REMAINING 2022 JEMISON MUNICIPAL COURT SCHEDULE:
November 14th Trial & Review
December 12th Trial & Review
About your court date
At some point, every defendant in our court is issued a court appearance date. If you receive a traffic citation, the court appearance date will be at the bottom of the citation, in the space marked “Court Appearance Date”. If you were arrested, you were given a court appearance date at the time you bonded out of jail. Please note that the Court is obligated to follow the date on our copy of the records. If you have any questions about your court date, please contact the Court as soon as possible, but no later than the day before your scheduled court date.
Judge Cleckler does not allow continuances the day of court. You would need to contact the court no later than the Friday, before your scheduled court date, to request a continuance on your case.
205-688-4492 option 4