District I District II District III
     
Judge Harold Ward, Sr Judge James Strait Judge Betty Taylor

General Information:

• Justice Court's Civil Jurisdiction is suits to a maximum of  $2500.00

• Criminal Misdemeanor charges with a restitution maximum of $5,000.00

• Traffic Violations issued by the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department

DUI Violations, 1st and 2nd offense issued by the Mississippi

•  Highway Patrol and the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department

• Felony Initial Count Appearances to set bond

• Felony Preliminary Hearings to determine whether evidence is sufficient bound defendant over for trial

Justice Court Printable Forms

Court Schedule:

District I - Rosedale Court House

Open every 2nd Wednesday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Schedule to be determined as needed

District II - Cleveland Open Monday - Fridays 8:00am - 5:00pm

Civil Trials on Mondays

Criminal Trials on Tuesdays

Initial Court Appearances on Thursdays

Felony initial court appearances and preliminary hearings are held as needed.

Constables & Contact info

District I

Constable Sam Tolivar

 

District II

Constable Joe Lee Bassie

 

District III

Constable Robert Scott

 

 

P.O. Box 1507

404 Martin Luther King Drive

Cleveland, Mississippi  38732

Phone:  (662)-843-4008

Fax:  (662)-846-6783

E-mail:  bcjusticecourt@co.bolivar.ms.us

Court Clerk & Deputy Clerks

Justice Court Clerk
Gloria D. Klauder
 
• Bookkeeper, Jessica D. Cox
• Receipt/Criminal/Partial Pay, Dorothy Lewis
• Reception/Checks, Shonya Bovan
• Traffic, Ann Blakes
• Civil, Sharon Lewis
• Courtroom/Criminal, Susan Rocconi
 
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