Superior court clerks have been around since the inception of the State of Georgia. "Clerk of Court" is one of four elected county offices created by the Georgia Constitution. Each of Georgia’s 159 counties has one. Clerks are the official record keepers of the county—they receive and maintain criminal and civil court filings and serve as custodian of county land and property records.

Fast Facts:

The Hall County Clerk of Court is the largest department in the local Judiciary.

• Processes more than 30,000 cases annually
• Records about 47,000 real estate instruments per year
• Receives about $20M each year
• $4M annual operating budget
• 55 employees

Functions:

The divisions of the office are Civil, Criminal, Jury, Traffic Violations, Real Estate, Records Management, Board of Equalization, and Courts.  The Clerk's Office is responsible for the following functions:

• Adoption records
• Court records
• Fine collection and disbursement
• Intangible and transfer tax collection and disbursement
• Jury Management
• Notary public appointments
• Personal property records
• Real estate records
• Tax Appeal Administrator
• Trade name registration
• Traffic Violations