Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Bail Bonds & Bond Information

After arraignment at Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas

Initial arraignment and the first bond setting usually occur in a lower court rather than Common Pleas. For Warren and Warren, Howland, and Champion townships, misdemeanor, traffic, and preliminary felony hearings are held in Warren Municipal Court (141 South Street SE, Warren; 330-841-2525); other areas use the Trumbull County Courts (Eastern, Central, Newton Falls). At that first appearance a judge reviews the charges and the defendant's circumstances and sets bond, which may be a surety bond, a 10% deposit bond, or a personal/signature bond. Felony cases proceed either through a preliminary hearing or a grand jury indictment; the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, has authority over grand and petit jury proceedings and the inherent power to issue indictments. Once a felony is bound over or indicted, it moves to the General Division, which has original jurisdiction to hear all adult felony and serious misdemeanor criminal cases, where a Common Pleas judge handles arraignment on the indictment and may review or modify bond.