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The Judicial Services Division offices are
primarily located throughout the New Hanover County Judicial Building
located at 316 Princess Street in downtown Wilmington. They also have
several satellite offices located in other areas of the county. Judicial
Services consists of approximately 85 employees (sworn and civilian) and is
divided into three Sections:
The
Administrator of this Division is Major L. Ruefle. The
day-to-day operations of the Judicial Services Division are directly
coordinated by the Division Commander, Captain M.W. Vincent. The
Assistant Division Commander, Lieutenant B. D. Blackmon provides administrative
support to Capt. Vincent and serves as the Division Commander in
the absence of the Captain. Star McKoy serves as the Sheriff’s Office Court Liaison. Each Section has a Supervising Lieutenant
who is directly responsible in overseeing the employees working in
their area.
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2012 Civil Process
|
Type of Process |
Received
2011 |
Received
2012 |
Received
2011 |
Received
2012 |
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Civil Summons |
3,549 |
2,865 |
2,883 |
2,350 |
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Civil Summons (Child Custody Orders) |
20 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
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Civil Summons (Claim and Delivery) |
10 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
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Civil Summons (Interrogatories) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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Civil Summons (No Contact Orders) |
201 |
182 |
180 |
150 |
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Civil Summons (Orders of Attachment ) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Civil Summons (Ex-Parte/Restraint
Orders/
Temp Res. Order) |
806 |
793 |
716 |
690 |
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Miscellaneous Judgment Orders |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Juvenile Summons |
488 |
572 |
378 |
433 |
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Letters |
55 |
46 |
48 |
41 |
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Magistrate Summons (including summary
ejectments) |
5,735 |
5,368 |
5,461 |
5,128 |
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Motions |
192 |
99 |
151 |
86 |
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Notice |
427 |
395 |
366 |
325 |
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Notice of Foreclosure |
4,900 |
4,202 |
4,704 |
3,953 |
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Notice of Incompetence Hearing |
68 |
78 |
64 |
73 |
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Notice of Rights |
1,646 |
1,703 |
1,283 |
1,381 |
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Order to File |
52 |
344 |
38 |
246 |
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Order to Show Cause |
2,184 |
2,497 |
1,456 |
1,734 |
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Orders |
32 |
24 |
25 |
14 |
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Special Proceedings Summons |
64 |
67 |
44 |
54 |
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Subpoenas |
753 |
654 |
577 |
526 |
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Tax Warrant (controlled Substance Collection) |
1 |
132 |
1 |
99 |
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Writ of Executions (Civil Judgment) |
1,348 |
1,415 |
236 |
188 |
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Writ of Personal Property |
53 |
45 |
10 |
1 |
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Writ of Real Property |
1,467 |
1,420 |
1,185 |
1,129 |
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Total |
24,059 |
22,930 |
19,836 |
18,630 |
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Important
Phone Numbers
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Front
Desk/Records/Civil |
(910) 798-4200 |
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Safety/Security |
(910) 798-4560 |
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Bailiff's |
(910) 798-4576 |
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Administrative |
(910) 798-4570 |
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Division Fax |
(910) 342-2564 |
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