ELECTED OFFICIAL JOB DESCRIPTION

District Clerk

The main tasks of a District Clerk revolve around managing records. According to Article 51, Section 51.303 of the Government Code, “The clerk of a district court has custody of and shall carefully maintain and arrange the records relating to or lawfully deposited in the clerk’s office.” The District Clerk organizes records to be easily accessible to the public, secures the records for permanent storage, and discards records according to the law. These records can be documented by the District Clerk from transactions of the district court, issued executions, judgements made in cases, lawsuits filed in court, and all other court records. The District Clerk also collects data and reports it to state and local organizations, is in charge of the jury panel selection, and processes passport applications. His duties also include handling funds in the court registry, controlling child support payments, administering the invested money of minors, and accounting all funds and costs of the district court.

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