Judge Matthew D. Nelson

Petitioners must submit a remote hearing request at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing.

The 10-day submission deadline has an exception when the petitioner states in the request that they received hearing notice fewer than 10 days before the hearing.

Requests filed 1–9 days before the hearing will be denied unless the petitioner was not timely served, with the presiding judge making the final determination after reviewing the request.

For debts owed, the Clerk's Office will not accept more than 25 unrolled coins in a business day; payments exceeding 25 coins must be in packaged rolled coins.

Each package of rolled coins must be labeled with the debtor's full name and case number.

People paying in coin must remain present until the transaction is complete and the receipt is presented.

Applies to

Remote hearing request

A petitioner must submit a separate remote hearing request for each additional hearing; approval does not extend to future hearings.

Applies to

Subsequent payment agreement request

A request for a subsequent payment agreement must be made in writing on a financial form, which is available on the Internet.

Applies to

Community service letter

To receive community service credit, an individual must volunteer for a qualifying nonprofit and submit an original, signed and notarized letter with the required service information.

A judge grants continuances.

For trials more than three weeks away, contact the Clerk’s Office to request a continuance.

For trials less than three weeks away, a continuance is granted only by motion and order.