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The General Sessions Court has issued an Administrative Order with changes to the docket schedule effective March 8, 2021. Click here to see the March 2021 GS Administrative Order.

The General Sessions Court has issued an Administrative Order adopting a Support Person Protocol beginning Monday, December 7, 2020. Click here to see the Support Person Order.

Effective immediately, all motions and petitions that do not require a judicial signature on the original document, are allowed to be filed via email with the Criminal Court Clerk. These filings should be sent to cccemailfiling@jis.nashville.org.

In order to assist in the Mayor's effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Office of the Criminal Court Clerk will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. until further notice.

If documents need to be filed after 2:00 p.m., please visit the State Warrant and Bond Office, which is open 24 hours each day seven days a week, located at the new Downtown Detention Center:

440 Third Avenue North
Nashville TN 37201

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Howard Gentry, Criminal Court Clerk of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County
408 2nd Avenue North - Suite 2120 Nashville, TN 37201 | Phone: 615.862.5601

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Holiday Office Hours

Our holiday offices hours will be:

12/24/18- Closed
12/25/18- Closed
12/26/18- 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
12/27/18- 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
12/28/18- 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
12/31/18- 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
1/1/19- Closed

We will return to regular office hours, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

If you have any documents to file after these times, please visit our State Warrant and Bond Office, which is open 24 hours each day seven days each week, located at:

512 First Avenue North
Nashville TN 37201