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Contest for Circuit Court Clerk

general - Non-partisan - Court Clerk

About this office

A court clerk keeps the official records of the court it serves — managing case files, collecting court costs and fines, and processing filings under the court's deadlines.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Records management for the court served by this office, in conformity with the Tennessee Rules of Procedure and the orders of the assigned judges.
  • Working knowledge of the court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.
  • Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds — with public accountability.
  • Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.
  • 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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Jamita E. Swearengen

Democrat
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Soheila Kail

Republican
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