Responsibilities
Circuit Court is a court of record. The Circuit Court Clerk’s office is responsible for:
- Maintaining and accurately keeping all records and minutes of the Court. This includes:
- Misdemeanor and felony criminal cases and civil cases over $25,000
- Post-convictions
- Condemnations
- Hospital liens
- Garnishments
- Executions
- Name changes
- Restoration of citizenship
- Foreign judgments
- Keeping records on the criminal and civil jurors for each of the three divisions
- Filing a Grand Jury report each month and processes the paperwork for each defendant
- Preparing and transferring all records for cases on appeal to a higher court and
- Collecting, receipting, and accounting for all fines, court cost, and restitution
The Circuit Court Clerk operates a fee office and is responsible for the collection of approximately $7,900,000 a year between Circuit Court and General Sessions Court. Once collected, the funds are then disbursed to various state and county agencies.