Courts

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Chancery Court (2nd Chancery District)

PO Box 630, Forest, MS 39074 · Phone 601-469-1922 · Fax 601-469-5180

Chancery Court hears domestic and family matters (divorce, child custody, property division, adoptions, alimony), estates, land issues (titles and contracts), emancipation, property title confirmation, property disputes over $50,000, insurance settlements to minors, and commitments.

Judge: Hon. Robert M. Logan Jr.

Circuit Court (8th District)

Scott County Courthouse, Forest, MS 39074 · Phone 601-469-3601 · Fax 601-469-5188

Circuit Court has original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters not vested exclusively in another court. Most Circuit Court cases are heard by juries.

Judges: Hon. Caleb May; Hon. Mark Duncan

Justice Court

PO Box 371, Forest, MS 39074 · Phone 601-469-4555 · Fax 601-469-5193 · Justice Court Clerk: Betty Odom

Justice Court hears civil suits and delinquent mobile home taxes, and resolves traffic tickets issued by the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, as well as Public Service, gaming, fishing and marine tickets. It hears DUI cases and violations of county ordinances, and holds initial appearances in all felony cases. Judges hold court at the jail three times a week so that everyone arrested has an initial appearance within three days.

Judges: Post 1, Hon. Adam McCurdy; Post 2, Hon. Bill Freeman

Youth Court

Scott County Courthouse, Forest, MS 39074 · Phone 601-469-1922 · Fax 601-469-5180

Youth Court hears matters involving delinquent children, children in need of supervision, and neglected or abused children.

Judge: Hon. Roy Noble Lee Jr.

County Prosecuting Attorney

Tanya Carl, Prosecutor · PO Box 57, Forest, MS 39074 · Phone 601-469-0112 · Fax 601-469-0712

The County Prosecuting Attorney represents the state in felony matters before the justice or county court, in criminal cases appealed from justice or county court to circuit court, may present matters to the grand jury, and handles misdemeanor Youth Court proceedings and other cases not assigned to the District Attorney.

District Attorney (8th District)

Steven Kilgore, District Attorney · PO Box 603, Philadelphia, MS 39350 · Phone 601-656-1991 · Fax 601-656-2287

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