BIDDEFORD — Tomorrow, April 14, the York County Superior Court will begin the move that, over a two-and-a-half-week period, will consolidate all York County courts into the recently completed York Judicial Center at 515 Elm Street (Route One) in Biddeford.

"We have been carefully planning this move for months. Our overarching aim is to minimize any disruption to the public and the bar in accessing York County courts," said Julie W. Howard, York County Courts Manager of Operations in a prepared statement.

Attorneys and others needing to use court services will have access to one or more courts in York County while the move is in process. The York County Judicial Center will be fully open to the public by Wednesday, May 3.

Move Schedule

• April 14 through April 19: Superior Court in Alfred will be closed. People needing emergency assistance may visit any York County District Court location - Biddeford; Springvale; or York.

• April 18 and April 19: Superior Court moves from its current location in Alfred to the YJC.

• April 21: Biddeford District Court location at 25 Adams Street will close.

• April 24 - April 25: Biddeford moves to the York County Judicial Center. York County Judicial Center clerk's office will be closed during the Biddeford move-in.

• April 28: Springvale and York District Courts close.

• May 1 and May 2: Springvale and York District Courts move to the York Judicial Center. The York Judicial Center clerks’ office will be closed except for emergency filings and protection from abuse complaints that cannot be filed by email.

The three-story York County Judicial Center is fully accessible, has ample public parking and is on public transportation routes. The building has ten courtrooms, including three jury courtrooms, equipped with state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment and video conferencing technology. There are also 27 attorney/client conference and mediation rooms, seven clerks’ office windows, and video arraignment capacity.

The building is all electric powered with no fossil fuel consumption. There are 70 geothermal wells drilled to depths of 500 feet to reduce heating and cooling costs, high efficiency lighting, rooftop solar panels estimated to offset electrical demand by roughly 15 percent, and electric vehicle chargers in the parking lot.