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Ruth Gordon - County Clerk
Michelle Moore - Court Administrator
James Bendell - Constitutional Commissioner
Keith Harper - Constitutional Commissioner
Peggy Ann Bierbaum - Constitutional Commissioner

Clerk's Responsibilities
The Clerk is charged with specific and special duties by statute and court rules. In some instances these duties are quasi-judicial. The Clerk is the administrative and financial officer of Superior Court. All court records are maintained by the Clerk's Office including civil, domestic, criminal, domestic violence, juvenile dependency, juvenile offender, adoption, guardianship, probate, mental and alcohol, and judgment dockets. The Clerk's Office is responsible for official electronic court reporting and transcripts of court proceedings unique to Jefferson County.

Clerk staff serve as secretarial/administrative assistants to the Superior Court Judge. The Clerk is responsible for the collection of statutory fees for litigation, fines and costs; receiving and disbursing monies for child support, restitution, and judgments. The Clerk is responsible for jury management and processing for Superior and District Courts and also maintenance of the County's Law Library.

Superior Court Hearings
The Superior Court hears and decides controversies and handles related hearings and proceedings covering both civil matters and criminal felonies. Criminal felony cases are those cases where the defendant could be sentenced to a state penitentiary. Civil cases include those brought on equitable grounds; those involving title to or possession of real property; those testing the legality of any tax; those where the controversy amounts to $300 or more (Statute now authorizes the district Court to decide cases involving up to $35,000; Small Claims Court has jurisdiction up to 2,500. Most Superior Court civil cases involve $10,000 or more); probate matters; domestic relations; juvenile matters (both offender and dependency); mental and alcohol petitions; adoptions; and a variety of other proceedings.

Law Library
Located in the Superior courtroom, the Law Library is a collection of law related publications and references available to officers of the court and general public, and serves the dual purpose of being the Judge's library reference.

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