Run for County Court Clerk in Rhea County County, TN

The Circuit Court Clerk ensures the efficient operations of the circuit court, general sessions court, and juvenile court by maintaining dockets and records, handling administrative matters and serving as goodwill ambassadors to the public. Some duties include: attending each court session with all the papers for the cases on the docket; administering oaths to parties and witnesses who testify; keeping minutes of the court in a well-bound book or in an electronic format so long as certain rules relating to the safekeeping of the records are followed; maintaining the rule docket and an execution docket in which all court judgments or decrees are entered in order of rendition and all receipts and disbursements in a case are entered; maintaining indexes for all books and dockets that are kept by the office.

All persons of the age of eighteen years who are citizens of the United States and of TN, and have been inhabitants of the state, county, district, or circuit are qualified to hold office under the authority of this state unless this person: has been convicted of a felony; has not paid a judgment for money received in an official capacity, which is due to the US, TN, or any county; has defaulted to the treasury at the time of election (in which case the election is void); serves in the armed forces of the United States; or is a member of Congress or holds any office of profit or trust under any foreign power. Eligible candidates must reside in the county wherein the court is held.