The Courts of Pickens County

District Attorney Joe Hendricks was awarded the north Georgia chapter for Mother’s Against Drunk Driving 2012 award for aggressive DUI Prosecution known as the Judicial Enforcement Partnership Award. In presenting this award MADD stated that “The efforts of law enforcement to keep impaired drivers off our roads can only go so far without the assistance  Read more »

  Local Accountability Courts lead the way in national criminal justice reform     Drug Courts are at the forefront of criminal justice reform efforts being pursued by governors seeking a solution to overburdened budgets, overcrowded prisons, and families torn apart by drug addiction and crime. Governors from Georgia, New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia have  Read more »

It’s the end of an era. The Pickens County Courthouse on Main Street is closing and all the offices it houses have moved to the temporary West Annex located in the old Post Office building at 35 West Church Street in Jasper. Offices officially open on Monday, November 7, 2001 at 8am. The Courthouse is  Read more »