A special session of District Court for all counties in Judicial Districts 5 and 13 (encompassing Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties) entitled Veteran’s Amnesty Day will be held in Courtroom 317 at the New Hanover County Courthouse located at 316 Princess Street in Wilmington, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015. Veteran’s Amnesty Day is where current and former military members and their spouses can resolve pending non-violent misdemeanors, failure to appear, failure to pay fines, and other minor traffic matters without fear of arrest. Matters not resolved during this session will be re-calendared for a later court date in the county of origination.
The Courtroom will be open at 1:30 p.m. on May 8, 2015. The Salvation Army will operate a shuttle between the Operation Stand Down event at the VFW located at 2722 Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington and the courthouse for the duration of the event. Individuals should simply show up and present themselves to prosecutors in the Courtroom. Clerks of Court from all five counties will be on hand for assistance in all record keeping matters. Public Defenders will be on hand for individuals who require appointment of counsel. Judges from both Judicial Districts will be present to hear matters in the event they can be resolved and work with prosecutors to reset the cases into the applicable courts where the matters need to be continued.
To better assist the Clerks of Courts for the five counties and to expedite the disposition of the case, if you will be participating in Veteran’s Amnesty Day, contact the Clerk of Court where your matter(s) is/are pending so that the files will be in the courtroom. Be specific regarding the request–if you have more than one matter pending, list them. If you have matters in multiple counties, contact each Clerk of Court directly.
Bladen County is in District 13. The Clerk of Court is Niki S. Dennis. Her point of contact person is Leisha Brown and you may contact Ms. Brown at 910-872-7200 or email: Leisha.M.Brown@nccourts.org.
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