Captain
Mike Roberson
(919) 545-8126
Lieutenant Doug Stuart
(919) 545-8189
SUPERIOR
COURT
All felony criminal cases, civil cases involving more than $10,000 and misdemeanor and infraction appeals from District Court are tried in Superior Court. A jury of 12 hears the criminal cases. In the civil cases, juries are often waived.
Superior Court is divided into eight divisions and 46 districts across the state. Every six months, Superior Court judges rotate among the districts within their division. The rotation system helps avoid favoritism that might result from having a permanent judge in one district.
Directions:
The Superior Court House is located in Pittsboro within the center
of the traffic circle at the intersection of Hwy 15-501 and Hwy 64
Business. The court room is located on the upper level.
DISTRICT COURT
Trial courts, or District Courts, can be divided into four categories, civil, criminal, juvenile and magistrate. Like the Superior Court, District Court sits in the county seat of each county. It may also sit in certain other cities and towns, specifically authorized by the General Assembly.
Civil cases such as divorce, custody, child support and cases involving less than $10,000 are heard in District Court, along with criminal cases involving misdemeanors and infractions. The trial of a criminal case in District Court is always without a jury. The District Court also hears juvenile cases involving children under the age of 16 who are delinquent and children under the age of 18 who are undisciplined, dependent, neglected or abused. Magistrates (see magistrate section) accept guilty pleas for minor misdemeanors, accept guilty pleas for traffic violations and accept waivers of trial for worthless-check cases among other things. In civil cases, the magistrate is authorized to try small claims involving up to $4,000 including landlord eviction cases.
Directions:
The Pittsboro District Court Room is located in the Count Office Building outside of the traffic circle at the intersection of Hwy 15-501 and Hwy 64 Business. The court room is located on left side of the upper level.
The Siler City District Court Room is located at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Second Avenue.
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
Small claims court is a branch of the District Court that handles civil cases involving claims for $4,000 or less, and landlord/tenant evictions. A magistrate presides over small claims court. There is no jury and usually no lawyers. A person who loses in small claims court may appeal for a trial by jury before a judge in District Court.
Small Claims Court is held every other Tuesday at the District Courtroom above the Clerk's Office in Pittsboro.
District Court Schedule
District Court is held in both Pittsboro and Siler City every week for the convienance of the citizens.
| Monday | Pittsboro | Domestic Violence, Civil, Probable Cause |
| Tuesday | Siler City | Criminal & Traffic |
| Wednesday | Pittsboro | Criminal & Traffic |
| 1st Thursday | Administrative Traffic - 9:00 am Siler City / 2:00 pm Pittsboro | |
| 2nd, 3rd, 4th Thursday | Pittsboro | Juvenile or DSS |
| 1st & 3rd Friday | Pittsboro | Child Support |
