OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CLERK

Circuit Clerk Duties and Responsibilities:

Clerk of the Circuit, County, and Youth Courts

• Keeps a general court docket in which all names and parties in each case, plea, indictment, records from inferior courts on appeal, and other papers are entered
• Keeps orders of the court which are referenced in the minute book
• Keeps the execution docket
• Enters a full and complete record of the proceedings of the suit

Election Process/Voter Registration Administration

• Serves as a registrar for voters in the county
• Collects a filing fee from candidates pursuing a county office or legislative seat within the county
• Works with the election commission to provide election information (results, candidates, etc.)

Jury Duty

• Notifies citizens who have been selected to serve on jury duty
• Prepares a jury list for the attorneys
• Familiarizes jurors with the courthouse
• Receives and files all documents during trials
• Issues subpoenas
• Conveys jury instructions given by the judge
• Receives verdicts of jurors and reads them in open court
• Issues jurors a county warrant (check) and certificate of service (if needed)

Marriage Licenses

• Files a Statistical Record of Marriage with the Office of Vital Records with the Mississippi State Department of Health
• Issues the marriage license
• Collects a filing fee of $37 per marriage record prepared from the applicant

Regular office hours are Monday thru Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.  Lee County Circuit Clerk Phone:  (662) 432-2300