Courthouse

Unveiling to add legal legends to courthouse courtyard

Thursday, Feb. 9, the blue tarp that has shaded the stone monument in front of the Jefferson county Courthouse will be removed during a ceremony to unveil the carved busts of legal legends to be added to the courtyard of the county courthouse.

County courthouse covers signs of segregation

A number of Jefferson County residents were appalled and angered to learn their local courthouse still bears signs of its racially segregated past Dec. 5, with the words “colored” and “white” visible above a pair of water fountains.

Justice stalls as jurors ignore summer summons

After more than a year of pandemic-induced postponements for all jury trials in Jefferson County, officials say they’re having a hard time drumming up summer jurors, stalling the wheels of justice for some.

Climbing COVID cases close courthouse to jury trials, but wheels of justice still turn

Make no mistake, the absence of jury trials at the Jefferson County Courthouse poses a real problem to defendants seeking speedy access to their day in court, attorneys argued via Zoom the week of Jan. 24.