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Mr. Hiers is responsible for all aspects of the different courts. This includes General Sessions, Civil, Family and Juvenile Court. The office is responsible for the accepting and processing of all paperwork concerning these courts. We are required to maintain all the records of each court.

Mr. Hiers is also the Register of Deeds for Bamberg County. This includes the recording of deeds, mortgages and other legal documents.

In General Sessions, our office is responsible for the acceptance and maintaining of all warrants that are not misdemeanors. We handle the bonds for parties that are able to post bond until trial. People must apply for a public defender in our office as well.

In Civil Court, our office is responsible for maintaining all paperwork in the civil cases, scheduling jury and non-jury trials as well as scheduling all motions that need to be heard. In Juvenile Court, our office is responsible for maintaining all paperwork as well as scheduling all hearings for the Department of Juvenile Justice.

In Family Court, our office again maintains all records regarding anything that is Family Court in nature. We are required to schedule hearings, process and disburse child support payments as well as determine and schedule hearings for past due child support payments.