Wake County Courthouse

Thi place is a logistical nightmare. Hopefully it will be better wheat he new courthouse is finished. The worst part is the elevators”. There will be at least a 20 minute wait at any given time. Prepare to be tightly packed in to the box after waiting. My destination was floor 12. The Clerk of Court office. Things are difficult to find because nothing is really clearly labeled. This review should be a one star, however, I am giving it an extras star because the woman who assisted me on floor 12 was very very friendly and helpful. I truly hope to never need to return here and if, by chance, I do, I hope to e able to give it a better review with the opening of the new facility.

I hope you don’t have to come here, it’s usually not a good thing.
I was pretty apprehensive about my visit this morning. I had been in a accident back in November and today was my court date. The trooper had told me when he cited me that a letter from my insurer would be enough to have the charges dropped, but…
…less than 2 days after the accident I probably had about 15 letters from law firms willing to represent me.
I decided that I had seen enough Night Court and Law&Order to handle this one myself, esp since I would just be speaking with an assistant DA, not a judge.
I was able to snag a parking spot directly in front of the building, and the previous person had left 90 minutes on the meter — so that was a nice start.
Walking in you’re funneled into a room with 3 lines. A line to register, and a line for traffic stuff and a separate line for magistrate (serious) stuff. There were probably 50 or so people in front of me, and I had gotten there at about 8:30AM.
The line was super-​efficient. The DMV could really learn something from their court system brethren, but I’m not holding my breath.
My name was called, and with a slip of paper from my insurance company stating the other party was made whole, they dismissed the charges there on the spot.
I was happy yes about the outcome, but I was really impressed with how friendly and efficient the court system was setup.
And just a piece of advice — leave your liquor jackets and wife-​beaters at home!

Ah, jury duty! I was called to serve last month. Fortunately, I can only review the courthouse from the viewpoint of a potential juror ;-) There were good points and bad in the juror facilities there. Like much else, the area’s recent rapid growth has affected the courthouse. I arrived early, and there was already an extensive line waiting to check in. There was only one clerk, and anyone ahead of me in line who had moved or had other problems really gummed up the works. The juror lounge is also rather cramped. As far as I could see, there were seats for everyone, but if you needed table space for your work or other activities, you really did have to get there early. I was lucky in snagging one of the few carrels. There were also a number of tables of various sizes with as many chairs crowded around them as would fit. However, the majority of the seating is individual chairs.
One of the good points is that the lounge is right next to the Courthouse Deli. Once we were checked in, we were allowed to get things from the deli and bring them back to the lounge whenever we wanted. In my stints on jury duty in previous residences, we were usually treated to a small room with vending machines. The deli seemed to have a pretty wide selection of breakfast and lunch items – even hummus! The muffins were pretty good.
Overall, it wasn’t bad, though I can see a need in the future to enlarge the jurors’ lounge. Oh, and I never did get called to actually be on a jury…