Court Calendar & Dress Code
The City of Americus Court Calendar
The City of Americus holds court every second Wednesday of each month. 3:00 pm until done except for official holidays and during declared disasters/emergency situations.
Court Holidays
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas
Dress Code-All individuals entering the courtroom must comply with basic standards of attire and decorum.
- Shirts and shoes are required. Individuals may not enter the courtroom barefoot or without a shirt.
- No Improper attire (clothing) such as: hats, caps, short-shorts, tank tops, spaghetti-strapped blouses, muscle shirts, excessively baggy pants, flip-flops, house shoes, and clothing with holes.
- Excessively revealing clothes are not proper attire for court.
- Absolutely no "sagging" will be permitted in the courtroom.
- All skirts, skorts, or shorts must reach below the fingertip.
- No undergarments shall be displayed to the public.
- Clothing revealing the buttocks, bare midsection, or exposed cleavage shall not be worn.
- Clothing that advertises substances (drugs, alcohol, tobacco products) or language or writing that is otherwise inappropriate or offensive (sex, profanity, racial or ethnic slurs, gang-related, etc.) shall not be worn.
- Clothing that is torn or shredded in inappropriate areas is prohibited.
If you are dressed in violation of the above dress code policy, you will not be permitted to enter the courtroom, and will be re-scheduled to appear at a later date, in more appropriate attire.
The Americus Municipal Court (judge/court staff) reserves the right to modify this policy as necessary, and reserves the right to determine what might be disruptive and unsafe.