How Municipal Court Serves the Community
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How Municipal Court Serves the Community
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About this listen
Knoxville Municipal Court Judge Tyler Caviness joins host Mike Hammond to discuss what actually happens in municipal court and how it differs from other courts. Beyond the traffic tickets and parking appeals that make up most of the docket, Judge Caviness explains the court's innovative driver's license fair, a partnership between city, county, and state that's helping tens of thousands of people get their licenses back and become productive community members again.
Show Highlights:
(00:56) What municipal court handles
(01:58) Common parking ticket appeals and the new app system
(05:00) Most frequent code enforcement cases
(06:12) How to tell if your ticket is city or county court
(07:03) Why Judge Caviness offers night court sessions
(09:00) The driver's license fair partnership that started with Mike Hammond
(12:36) How the one-stop fair works: judges, clerks, and Department of Safety all in one place
(13:40) Removing barriers like notary access that prevent people from getting licenses