Sebastian County Circuit Clerk
Over their four-year term, a circuit clerk is responsible for:Maintaining records for criminal, civil and juvenile courts, including what is pending in circuit court and the outcomes of past court cases and proceedingsPreparing summons, warrants, orders, judgments, and injunctionsPreparing lists of potential jurors and notifying people of jury duty in circuit courtRecording property deeds and subdivision plats, mortgages, liens, surety bonds, and professional licensesSwearing in notarieshttps://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-county-circuit-clerk.aspx
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Susie Hassett
(Rep)
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The Circuit Clerk supports the seven Circuit Judges for the operation of the circuit courts in Fort Smith and Greenwood, and serves the citizens of Sebastian County. Primary duties revolve around filing, docketing, attending court, issuing of notices, records management, and the reporting of various statistical information to the Administrative Office of the Courts. It is the responsibility of the Circuit Clerk to prepare a list of prospective jurors, docket cases of the respective courts, issue summonses, subpoenas, writs among many other responsibilities.
I have dedicated my life to public service – serving the citizens of Sebastian County for over 35 years, working both in the clerk’s office as well as leading the office. I am well versed it what it takes to run the clerk's office and keep the court's running smoothly by working with each Circuit Judge, their staff and our attorneys.
I will continue to work to digitize older court cases giving the public and title companies easy access online. “I believe the digitizing will provide easier access to the court records for everyone and maintain the life of the court records, I will continue to be a hands-on-clerk and available to the public, attorneys or others that may have questions.
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