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District II |
District III |
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| 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

• Bookkeeper, Jessica D. Cox
• Receipt/Criminal/Partial Pay, Dorothy Lewis
• Reception/Checks, Shonya Bovan
• Courtroom/Criminal, Susan Rocconi