What Does the Circuit Court Clerk do?
The Circuit Court Clerk is a Constitutional Officer and is elected by
the people for a term of four years. The Circuit Court Clerk is
responsible for General Sessions, Circuit Court, and Juvenile Court. The
General Duties of this office is the management of all complaints,
petitions, summons, orders and other documents relating to lawsuits
filed with the courts. The Clerk is responsible for providing staff to
clerk for the courts, prepare and manage court dockets, case
dispositions and court minute books. The Clerk’s financial
responsibilities include accounting and financial reporting for
collection of court cost, fees, court ordered restitution and judgments,
fines and investments of court assigned fiduciary funds. It is the
responsibility of the Circuit Court Clerk, serving as Jury Coordinator,
to maintain current jury selection data.
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