Evans County, GA Superior Court Information

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Info on the Court located in Claxton, GA:


Office of the Clerk of Courts

Evans County, Georgia

Superior Court, State Court, Juvenile Court
Gail B. McCooey, Clerk



Post Office Box 845

123 West Main Street

Claxton GA 30417

Phone: 912-739-3868 FAX 912-739-2504



Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.



Clerk of Court Staff:

Kathy P. Hendrix, Clerk of Court

Sheila S. Blackburn, Chief Deputy Clerk

Angelina Harbaugh, Deputy Clerk

Ann Griffin, Deputy Clerk

Melinda P. Boyett, Deputy Clerk




Services



The office of the Clerk of Courts of Evans County, Georgia is staffed and structured into divisions to provide:

* Clerical, administrative and support services to the three courts the office serves;
* Management of real estate and personal property records of the county;
* Additional services required by law and as a courtesy to the citizens of the county



The three divisions of the office are listed below.


Business/Administrative Division



The Business/Administrative Division of the Office of the Clerk of Courts of Evans County provides many auxiliary services. Primarily this division is responsible for administration of the office and accounting for all funds paid into the registries of the courts is serves. Other services provided by the division are:



* Jury Management – maintaining and managing all jury pool information for the county, summoning and notifying jurors, and managing juries during jury selection and trials
* Notary Public – issuing and approving all applications for notary public for citizens of Evans County.
* Partnerships – filing and maintaining all records for partnerships within the county
* Trade Names – filing and maintaining all records
* Veteran’s Military Records OCGA 15-6-72 provides the Clerk of Superior Court shall record and index the discharge certificates (DD-214) of all former members of the armed services of the United States residing in the county, showing their discharge from military services.



There is no filing fee for this service, nor is there a fee for obtaining copies, certified or otherwise. However, to protect military discharge records against fraudulent misuse, strict enforcement of Georgia laws are followed concerning who may view and receive copies of discharge records. The following is a synopsis of the law governing the confidentiality of records.

Georgia Laws, Code Section 15-6-72.