General Sessions Court

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court
gptkbp:appeal decisions can be appealed to higher courts
gptkbp:caseTypes traffic violations
felonies
misdemeanors
domestic violence cases
landlord-tenant disputes
child support cases
probation violations
preliminary hearings for felonies
civil suits under a certain dollar amount
order of protection cases
warrants for arrest
gptkbp:court may have a arbitrator
may have a bailiff
may have a case manager
may have a civil court division
may have a clerk of court
may have a community court division
may have a conservatorship court division
may have a court reporter
may have a criminal court division
may have a domestic violence court division
may have a drug court division
may have a family court division
may have a family law court division
may have a guardianship court division
may have a housing court division
may have a jury or bench trial
may have a juvenile division
may have a legal aid office
may have a mediator
may have a mental health court division
may have a mental health professional
may have a probate court division
may have a probation officer
may have a prosecutor's office
may have a public defender's office
may have a reentry court division
may have a settlement conference judge
may have a small claims court division
may have a social worker
may have a special master
may have a substance abuse counselor
may have a surrogate court division
may have a traffic court division
may have a veterans court division
may have a victim advocate
may have multiple divisions
may have specialized dockets
may operate in multiple locations
part of the state court system
gptkbp:function conduct arraignments
issue warrants
handle small claims
hear preliminary hearings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sessions Court
gptkbp:judges presided by a judge
gptkbp:jurisdiction civil cases
criminal cases
gptkbp:location various_states_in_the_USA
gptkbp:type trial court