I have received several jury summonses in my life, but this was the first time that I actually…read morereported to the courthouse. In the past I've always had reasons to be excused...full time student or moved out of state. I've always heard people complain about jury duty, but I don't think it was that bad. The people at this courthouse make things as painless as possible. I felt that the judges and staff were all pretty amiable and understood that the whole ordeal was an inconvenience to most people. The jury assembly room had padded chairs. I was pretty comfortable waiting in one for about an hour and fifteen minutes. They went through roll call, explained the process, asked if anyone had a legitimate reason they couldn't serve this week, and finally divided us into panels of about 40 people each. The first group of potential jurors had to meet in the courthouse that morning. I was part of the second group, so I had to come back at 2 PM for the voir dire. I left before I heard what the last group was instructed to do. When I returned in the afternoon, I waited outside of the assigned courtroom until someone instructed us to line up in some predetermined order. We filed into the courtroom and took our seats opposite the attorneys for both the prosecution and defense. I was a little surprised to see the defendant in the courtroom, but I didn't know what to expect. After the judge came in and spoke, all of the potential jurors stood up and announced their name, the city they lived in, their occupation, and their spouse's occupation. Next, the attorney's asked various questions to determine if anyone was biased. After a little over an hour of sitting in the courtroom we were all dismissed for 15 minutes while the two teams discussed the prospective jurors and made their decisions. After the 15 minutes, we reentered the courtroom and found out which 12 (plus 2 alternate) individuals were lucky enough to serve as jury members. I didn't get selected and now I don't have to worry about getting summoned for jury duty from the superior court for two years.

Houston County is one of 2 cities in Georgia to have closed circuit court system, and they use it…read morefor crookedness! They do what ever they want! Dont let them fool you when they say they have great schools. Take it from me. I went to a Bibb county school and got transferred to Houston county. Houston County Georgia CHEATS on their testing !! That's why their testing scores are so high. I received a study packet from my teachers to study for the big end of the year test. Come test time I noticed ALL of the questions on the test were the exact same ones they put on my study guide. Which I believe they are NOT permitted to open the testing packets until the day of testing. All they care about is football, and it most defiantly shows to the students. I've had enough of Houston County's bullshit. Aside of their shitty school systems. I believe GBI needs to investigate because they are doing many people wrong!!!!!!!

This service is terrible. I'm trying to pay off a citation as we speak. I'm still on hold for an…read morehour, What's the point them breathing?

The marker stands in front of the impressive Pulaski County Courthouse and is worth a stop…read more Unfortunately, not open for tours due to COVID but probably worth a stop when this stuff is over. The marker reads, "This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 13, 1808, is named for Count Casimir Pulaski, Polish hero of the Revolutionary War who died fighting in Georgia and is buried in Savannah. Court was to be held at the home of Isham Jordan until the County Site was selected at Hartford in 1810. It was moved across the Ocmulgee to Hawkinsville in 1836 when this town was incorporated. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Lewis Holland, Clerk of the Superior Court Richard H. Thomas, Clerk of Inferior Court John Rainey, Coroner William Brocken and Surveyor John Bush." [Review 14050 overall, 1372 of 2020, number 341 in Georgia.]

I'm not from this area but spent 2 days working with the Court employees here and I must say that…read morethis is a pretty nice courthouse. Everything inside is well kept and my favorite part is it wasn't busy AT ALL for the entire 2 days of my stay. Best part is that the employees are actually nice and helpful. Cause everyone knows that going to a courthouse you can deal with some people who shouldn't have people-person jobs...

Well, another typical government screw up, where the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is…read moredoing. Last week, I had come by to renew my U.S. Passport, and had completed the application online thru the U.S. Dept of State website. And, when it came to the entering the name and date of birth for my parents, I couldn't remember my dads', as he has been deceased for close to 20 years. And, U.S. Government said, "enter what information you know", I left it blank. When I got to the Clerk of Superior Courts office, I was waited on promptly. So, kudos and 5 Stars for service. But, the Deputy Clerk insisted that I had to have his DoB listed. :-( And of course, there is no use arguing, as they "know everything". So, then she asked me if I had my birth certificate. Duh, no. It's not required with a Passport, and I would think, a Black Star GA Drivers License. So, it was back to the apartment for me. I checked my birth certificate, and neither of my parents DoB is on it. Only their ages at the time of my birth. Luckily, an online search revealed his date of birth. So, again, because of a government FUBAR, I had to come back to downtown during regular business hours. While there was a person in line, a clerk came out. And, when I told her I'm here to renew my Passport, she handled it. So, again, prompt service. Luckily, this time around, I had everything, including my parents DoBs. However, there is yet another problem, even though there is a sign showing that the court accepts credit cards, you will need either 2 Money Orders, Cashier Checks or personal checks; 1 payable to the U.S. Dept of State for at least $110.00 (can be more for expedited service, or a file search). And, 1 payable to the Clerk of Superior Courts for $35.00 (application processing fee). Also, they keep your old passport. And, you will get 2 letters in 6-8 weeks. One with your new passport. And, 1 with your old passport. Luckily, coming here isn't a regular necessity.