Carbon County courthouse officials took another look at how a central court system would work during a test-run on Wednesday.

It was the second time this year that the court experimented with moving hearings from the four Magisterial District Court offices around the county to the county courthouse in Jim Thorpe.Officials said that they were encouraged by the results of the second test, but they have no plans to permanently change to central court right now."Nothing is definite yet. We need to take a look at today's trial run, and assess the internal operations as well as the external impact on parking," said Gregory Armstrong, the county court administrator.Central court is already used for preliminary hearings in several other counties around Pennsylvania - including Lehigh.In Carbon County, people charged with a crime go to one of four magisterial district courts around the county for their hearing, depending on where the alleged crime occurred.The most obvious benefit to a central court, Armstrong said, is the increased security of holding hearings at the courthouse. Officials also hope that it would move cases through the courts quicker because they would have access to the resources of the courthouse.The test day was an improvement over the first one held in January, Armstrong said.Preliminary hearings were held before Judges Casimir T. Kosciolek and Eric Schrantz in Courtroom One. There were approximately 10 parking spaces around Hazard Square that were designated no parking so that police departments could transport prisoners.Armstrong said that there are no additional test days for central court scheduled at this time. He plans to meet with district court staff and get their opinions. The final decision will rest with President Judge Roger N. Nanovic."I think it was a better day. We had better control of parking situation outside - we were providing parking spaces for officers who were transporting prisoners. We worked on our space needs - so that the district court staff and district attorney had room to work," Armstrong said.