Our Office Functions and Responsibilities

The circuit clerk is the clerk of the circuit court and juvenile court.  As ex-officio county recorder, the circuit clerk is also responsible for recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and instruments which involve property within the county.  The administrative duties of the circuit clerk are to maintain a record of all proceedings of the circuit courts to enter docket number and name of the defendant and to prepare the dockets for these courts. The circuit clerk prepares summons, warrants, orders, judgments, and injunctions authorized by the circuit court for delivery by the county sheriff. The circuit clerk also maintains a file of all cases pending in either court, as well as a record of all past court cases and their disposition.