The Court Security Division of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department is responsible for providing security for the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center and the Courthouse Annex building. The division provides security for Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate, Recorder’s, and Juvenile courts, as well as all full and part-time judges and their staffs. Deputies are stationed inside each courtroom whenever a court is in session. Prisoners appearing in court are transported to the courts by Sheriff’s Department personnel and closely guarded as they appear in the various court hearings and trials. Additionally, deputies of the Court Security Division provide security screening of everyone who enters the judicial buildings.
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