"Get Right with the Court" Leniency and Community Engagement Event is Saturday

Seal of Little Rock
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024

Media Release

City of Little Rock Public Relations (501) 371-6801


LITTLE ROCK – Judges with the Pulaski County Circuit and District Courts will partner with community organizations including the City of Little Rock Department of Community Programs on Saturday for "Get Right with the Court."

The leniency and community engagement event is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 401 W. Markham St.

At the event, Judges LaTonya Honorable, Cara Connors, Melanie Martin, and Rita Bailey of the Pulaski County Circuit and District Courts will hear cases for residents who have matters before their courts. Those residents who attend "Get Right with the Court" could benefit from the following services: waiving or reducing unpaid court fines and fees; recalling child support, misdemeanor and felony financial obligation warrants; recalling misdemeanor first Failure To Appear warrants; and reinstating driver's licenses for eligible cases. All matters will be addressed on a case-by-case basis by the courts.

Other resources available include voter registration and voter restoration for felons; re-entry support including employment, housing, GED, and technical training opportunities, as well as information on criminal record sealing.

In addition to the Department of Community Programs, Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Sistas-in-Law, Shorter College, Center for Arkansas Legal Services and many others are partnering to offer resources to attendees.

Participants may attend the event without fear of being sent to jail for unpaid fines, fees or child support.

The event aims to address a wide range of matters that may have impeded residents from fully re-engaging in society. So, residents are encouraged to participate Saturday and “Get Right with the Court."