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District
Clerk
by
Monty Rainey, Junto Society
The
District Clerk is the sole custodian of the Civil and Family
Court records of the District Courts. District clerks are called
on to assure that the affairs of the district courts are
maintained objectively with the full confidence of judicial
authorities.
The
State Government Codes state the duties and powers of the clerk
of the district court, normally worded such as: "The clerk
of the District Court has custody of and shall carefully maintain
and arrange the records relating to or lawfully deposited in the
clerk's office." The district clerk shall:
- Record
the acts and proceedings of the district court;
- Enter
all judgments of the court under the direction of the judge;
- Record
all executions issued and the returns issued on the
executions;
- Process
passport applications;
- Administer
child support payments;
- Administer
trust accounts for minors ordered by the courts;
- Keep
an index of the parties to all suits filed in the court, and
make reference to any judgment made in the case; and
- Keep
an account of all funds collected by the office, by way of
fines and fees, and the amount due jurors in district court
for service.
In
counties with a small population, the positions of District Clerk
and County Clerk are often combined.
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