|Lamar Municipal Court||Lamar||South Carolina 29069||8 miles|
|Lamar Magistrate Court||Lamar||South Carolina 29069||8 miles|
|Mayesville Municipal Court||Mayesville||South Carolina 29104||9 miles|
|Timmonsville Municipal Court||Timmonsville||South Carolina 29161||9 miles|
|Timmonsville Magistrate Court||Timmonsville||South Carolina 29161||9 miles|
|Olanta Magistrate Court||Olanta||South Carolina 29114||12 miles|
|Olanta Municipal Court||Olanta||South Carolina 29114||12 miles|
|Lee Circuit Court||Bishopville||South Carolina 29010||15 miles|
|Lee Magistrate Court||Bishopville||South Carolina 29010||15 miles|
|County Magistrate||Sumter||South Carolina 29150||18 miles|
|Sumter Circuit Court||Sumter||South Carolina 29150||18 miles|
|Sumter Municipal Court||Sumter||South Carolina 29150||18 miles|
Courts are government institutions that administer justice in criminal and civil matters. They're mediated by one or more judges, magistrates or justices who have been appointed or elected.
Courts rely on an adversarial system of justice, which is intended to resolve disputes with fair and impartial outcomes. Their primary purpose is to decide questions of law and determine facts. Attorneys for each side present arguments and introduce evidence to support their arguments.
In some court cases, the final judgment is handed down by a jury of citizens chosen through a selection process. In other cases, a judge makes the final ruling. Cases may be heard in criminal court, civil court, or appellate court.