Types of Cases in Superior Court

The Superior court hears mainly cases in the areas of criminal law, civil law, traffic violations, family law, and juvenile law.

The Presiding Judge supervises the Superior court. The Presiding Judge is responsible for assigning judges and commissioners to departments, and allocating cases among them other judges and commissioners. The Presiding Judge conducts regular meetings with other judges, court commissioners and attorneys to ensure smooth court operations.

What type of cases can be filed in Superior Court?

Civil Cases are amongst the most commonly filed cases in court. Civil cases usually involve monetary disputes. Civil cases may include cases between individuals and companies, two or more individuals or two or more companies. The resolutions of civil cases can be accomplished by trial, a jury trial, or mediation and other services that do not include a court trial. Small claims court is a municipal court that hears civil cases that involve less than $5,000 as the amount of dispute. In small claims parties are not allowed to be represented by an attorney, but they can hire an attorney to ask for legal advice before the hearing and to help with necessary paperwork before the hearing. A good attorney can prepare a client to a small claims hearing to ensure the best possible outcome of the ruling.

During the actual hearing parties are not allowed to make telephone calls to their attorneys so seek legal advice, thus it is best to ask for legal advice before the hearing.

Besides civil cases, there are other types of cases that Superior Court has jurisdiction over. Other cases are in the areas of family law, criminal law, traffic infractions, and juvenile cases.