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Superior Court 225 Pine Avenue Rm 126, Albany, GA 31701 or P.O. Box 1827 Albany, GA 31702 Phone Number 229-431-2198. The Superior Court of Dougherty County is the highest level trial court in Dougherty County. It has exclusive jurisdiction in felony cases, cases respecting title to land, divorce cases and equity cases. The Court's daily functions involve holding hearings in cases pending before the Court, conducting bench as well as jury trials and handling the administrative aspects of the Court. Hearings must be scheduled at the request of the attorneys representing parties to law suits, court orders must be issued at the hearings, trial dates must be set, judgments must be entered and sentences must be imposed and executed as part of the ordinary business of the Court in handling its annual caseload of approximately 4950 cases.
Also included in the Court's responsibilities are the duties to oversee all of the other courts in the County, insure that indigents are provided with legal counsel in criminal proceedings, oversee the
operation of the Dougherty Count Law Library, appoint Jury Commissioners, and provide juries with their necessities.