George E Edgecomb Courthouse

The first thing you’ll notice when you arrive at the Edgecomb Courthouse is the elaborate bronze Veritas et Justitia statue in front of it. The courthouse is named after George E. Edgecomb, the county’s first African-​American judge.
G4S runs the security for the courthouse and there are three lines used for metal detection and screening. All three lines aren’t always open, but it’s helpful during busy times like Monday mornings when there’s jury duty selection. The process is simple and very similar to airport security.
The parking situation isn’t great, but where is there good parking downtown? If you work here, you’ll have to pay monthly to park in a lot or garage. Otherwise, you can pay around $ 6 for a day in the garage on Twiggs St.
The courthouse itself is always clean, but it should be no surprise that you’ll find some interesting characters inside. All sorts of hearings are held here, in addition to the Clerk of Circuit Courts customer service center and misdemeanor probation offices. So if anything, the courthouse is always a good spot to people-​watch!

I don’t think it is fair to review a courthouse based on the fact that you don’t like having to be here. No one wants to be here. But as Jury Duty and courthouses go, this one is impressively clean and well organized. The bathrooms are kept clean. Instructions on where to go are clear. I was really impressed with the multiple security lines making entrance into the courthouse fast and relatively easy. They also have a small café with a lot of selections for breakfast and lunch. The bathrooms and Café are located right by the Jury Duty waiting area making them really convienent.
It was warm in the courtrooms which was uncomfortable. I felt bad for the men sweating through their suits.

Not fun I was here because of jury duty. It’s uncomfortable boring crappy good and bad parking

The best thing about this place is the people watching, and the statue in the front of the building, beyond that, it is a smoldering pit of bureaucratic depression that is beyond a place where the living should reside. They couldn’t possibly make the inside if this place more depressing, it’s like the architect wanted you to actually experience what it would be like to walk as the living dead. Unfortunately when your baby momma doesn’t pay up on her child support she owes you, you have to lawyer up and come on down to this lower level of limbo. You can also pay traffic tickets, which I have had the pleasure of standing in line longer than any military drill, to have a ticket issue resolved. Honestly if you were smart, you would do the opposite of what I do, and never ever come to this money hungry time suck. Now if I could just find a way to have my lawyer show up sans me having to be there, that would be great.