Contact Circuit Clerk

       CONTACT

       T: 618.244.8007 or 8008
       F: 618.244.8029
       Office/Mailing Address:
       100 S. 10th St.
       P.O. Box 1266
       Mt Vernon, IL 62864

OVERVIEW

The Circuit Clerk (formally known as the Circuit Court Clerk) is elected to 4-year terms and is responsible for the following duties:

• Attending court
• Maintaining court files (ie, Traffic, Criminal, Divorce, Small Claims, Law, Probate, Adoption, Family, Juvenile, Orders of Protection, Chancery, Miscellaneous Remedy, DUI, Tax)
• Collecting and disbursing fines and fees*
• Summoning Grand and Petit Jurors
• Securely storing submitted evidence from jury trials.

*The Circuit Clerk office collects fines and fees, therefore, to pay on Traffic or Criminal cases. Cash, money orders and cashier checks are accepted. NO PERSONAL CHECKS.