District Clerk
Honorable Janice Staples
The District Clerks office
is located on the 1st Floor of the Anderson County Courthouse, the
district clerk's office is responsible for all Felony Criminal case
filings, Civil Case filings, juvenile court filings, and child support
payments. You can contact the District
Clerks office by email or by coming by the office. Mrs. Staples and
her staff of professional Deputies will be happy to assist you or
direct you to the appropriate department responsible for your case.
District clerks are called on to assure that the affairs of the
district courts are maintained objectively with the full confidence
of judicial authorities.
The Texas Government Code states the duties and powers of the clerk
of the district court: "The clerk of the 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
shall:
Record the acts and proceedings of the district court;
Enter all judgments of the court under the direction of the judge;
Record all executions issued and the returns issued on the
executions;
Administer child support payments;
Administer trust accounts for minors ordered by the courts;
Keep an index of the parties to all suits filed in the court, and
make reference to any judgment made in the case; and
Keep an account of all funds collected by the office, by way of
fines and fees, and the amount due jurors in district court for
service.
