Warren County Circuit Clerk

Shelly Ashley - Palmertree
Warren County Circuit Clerk
Elected 5 January 2004

Office: (601) 636-3961
Fax: (601) 630-4100
Email: circlk@co.warren.ms.us


Office Hours

Monday - Friday
 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Circuit Clerk is elected at large to a 4 year term and provides a variety of services to the Circuit and County Courts as well as to the public.  The  office has 6 deputy clerks which help in all duties of the Circuit Clerk.  Some of the Responsibilities of the Circuit Clerk include:

Circuit and County Courts

• Keep 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.

• Keep orders of the court which are referenced in the minute book.

• Keep the execution docket

• Enter a full and complete record of the proceedings of the suit

Election Process/ Voter Registration - Administrative Duties

• Serve as a registrar for voters in the county

• Collect a filing fee from candidates pursuing a county office or legislative seat within the county

Jury Duty

• Notify citizens who have been selected to serve on jury duty

• Prepare a jury list for the attorneys

• Familiarize jurors with the courthouse

• Receive and file all documents during trials

• Issue subpoenas

• Jury instructions given by the judge

• Receive verdicts of jurors and read them in open court

• Issue jurors a county warrant (check) and certificate of service (if needed)

Marriage Licenses

• File a Statistical Record of Marriage with the office of vital records with the state board of health

• Issue the marriage license

• Collect, from applicant, a filing fee of $21 per marriage record prepared 

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