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Contest for Alamance County Clerk Of Superior Court
general - Partisan - Clerk of Superior Court
About this office
In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.
- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings — the clerk decides these matters.
- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.
- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.
- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.
- Administrative reliability — the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
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