In any given courtroom, there is a handful of people up front. Most everyone knows which one is the judge. They could probably point out the bailiff, prosecutor, and defense attorneys, but who are the rest of the people up there, and what do they do?
In District Court, one of those people is the District Clerk. As the record keeper of the court, the District Clerk maintains all the official records and documents related to every case that comes through the court, and more.
Since 1996, Sharon Mathis has served Jackson County in the role. It falls on her and her deputies to make sure the docket is done before the court date, to assist the court to assign attorneys, and make sure a jury pool is there when needed. Evidence, documents, schedules - anything that has a record, is the responsibility of the clerk. So is knowing the little ins and outs of the job that go into doing it efficiently.
