Coahoma County Circuit Clerk Records

About the Coahoma County Circuit Clerk

Demetria Jackson is the Coahoma County Circuit Court Clerk. The office is an elected county post. Its stated mission is to serve citizens and court participants in an efficient, ethical, courteous, and cost-aware way. For court records, this is the front door for the two highest trial courts in the county.

The Circuit Clerk acts as clerk for both the Circuit Court and the County Court. That means civil suits, felony indictments, and motions filed in those courts all land here. The office also issues marriage licenses, records professional licenses, registers voters, and runs election duties. A small staff backs the clerk on the busiest tasks.

The county lays out the full role on its official Circuit Clerk page.

That page names the clerk, lists duties, and gives the contact details below. Three deputies share the daily work: Linda Smith handles the Marriage and Voter Registration Division on a part-time basis, while Christy Wiley and Shawandra Nawls work as deputy clerks. A quick call ahead can confirm which deputy covers a given request.

What the Coahoma Circuit Clerk Handles

The clerk does far more than stamp papers. Most of the work involves moving cases and records through the Circuit and County Court system. The office receives lawsuits, indictments, and motions, then keeps them as official court records. It also issues the orders that put a case in motion.

The main duties of the Coahoma County Circuit Clerk include the following.

• Receive and file lawsuits, indictments, motions, and related papers in Circuit and County Court
• Issue process, including summonses and subpoenas
• Draw jurors and qualify juries for trials
• Keep records of judgments and executions
• Issue marriage licenses and keep marriage records
• Record medical and professional licenses
• Register voters and carry out election duties

That mix is why the office sees so many different visitors. A lawyer may file a civil complaint while a couple applies for a marriage license at the same counter. Voters and jurors pass through as well. Court record requests are just one of several jobs this clerk handles each day.

Coahoma County Court Records Access

Circuit and County Court files are public for the most part. The Circuit Clerk holds the original case papers, the judgment rolls, and execution records. A reader can ask to inspect a file at the counter or order copies. Sealed, youth, and expunged matters stay closed.

The County Court is a separate trial court, but the same clerk keeps its records. It hears smaller civil cases, misdemeanors, felony preliminary hearings, and the Youth Court division. The county describes that court on its official County Court page.

Because one office serves two courts, asking for the right court by name speeds the search. Name the court, give the party names, and add a case number when you have one. A clear request lets a deputy clerk pull the file or quote the copy fee without a second trip to the counter.

Note: Sealed, youth, and expunged cases are closed to ordinary public searches, so the clerk will not release them at the counter.

Marriage Licenses and Coahoma Records

Marriage licenses come from the Circuit Clerk, not the chancery side. Both people must apply together in person. Each shows proof of age, such as a driver's license or birth certificate. Anyone under 21 needs consent signed by both parents or legal guardians.

A Mississippi license must be used for a ceremony held in Mississippi. If either applicant has divorced before, the office needs the divorce date. The license fee is $36. The county posts these rules on its marriage license page.

Certified copies of a marriage record cost $17. To order one, call 662-624-3022 and have the marriage date and the name of either spouse ready. Step-by-step help with applying lives on the Coahoma County marriage and divorce records page.

Request a Certified Court Copy

A certified copy carries the clerk's seal and proves a document is a true court record. Courts, lenders, and agencies often require one for legal use. A plain copy works for personal review but does not carry that proof. The right office depends on the kind of case.

1. Find the court that keeps the file. Circuit and County Court records sit with the Circuit Clerk, while divorce, estate, and land records sit with the Chancery Clerk.
2. Gather the case or cause number and the full party names. Older files may also need an approximate filing date.
3. Call the office first to confirm the current copy fee, accepted payment, and office hours.
4. Submit the request at the counter or by mail, naming the document and how many certified copies you want.
5. Pay the certification fee, then pick the copy up or have it mailed back to you.

Coahoma County Circuit Clerk Fees

Some Coahoma County clerk fees are set and posted, and others are confirmed at the counter. Marriage fees are public on the county website. Court copy charges were not listed online, so the office quotes them in person or by phone. One common driving record is not a court record at all.

The driving record line matters for traffic cases. A court traffic file and the state driver record are two different documents from two different agencies. The clerk cannot pull a driver history. That record comes from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

Note: Always verify a copy or certification charge with the clerk before sending funds, since posted fees can change and court copy rates are not online.

Coahoma Records Request Form Fields

When a record is not online, a written or phoned request to the clerk is the practical path. There is no fancy form. The office simply needs enough detail to find the right file and quote the copy fee. The fields below cover what a mail or counter request should include.

Mail Circuit and County Court requests to the Circuit Clerk at P.O. Box 849. A short note with these details lets a deputy clerk act fast. Calling first at 662-624-3014 confirms the fee and accepted payment before you send anything.

Chancery Clerk Split Duties

Coahoma County splits its court records between two clerks. The Chancery Clerk runs a separate office for equity, family, and land matters. Sherita Wilson holds that post. Her office is the right one for divorce, estate, and property records, not the Circuit Clerk.

The Chancery Court office files divorces, estates, conservatorships, guardianships, and Department of Human Services cases. It also handles child support and custody, name changes, birth-certificate corrections, removals of minority, land disputes, adoptions, and mental-health or drug commitments. On the land side, it records deeds, mortgages, lis pendens notices, construction liens, powers of attorney, federal tax liens, and DD214s. The office also collects prior-year property taxes, accepts passport applications, and provides notary service. The county details all of this on its Chancery Clerk page.

For estate and guardianship files, the Chancery Clerk counter is the key source. The Coahoma County probate records page explains those searches in detail. The contact card below shows how to reach the chancery office directly.

MEC and Coahoma Records Access

Some Coahoma County court records can be viewed from home. Mississippi Electronic Courts is the statewide e-filing and case system. Through it, the public can read docket information and pull documents for Circuit, Chancery, and County Court cases that use the system. Remote access needs a free registration step and may carry fees.

Public users sign up through the PAMEC registration page before they can view documents online. The main system sits on the Mississippi Judiciary site at Mississippi Electronic Courts. When paying remote fees is not an option, the clerk counter or a public terminal at the courthouse remains the fallback.

Lower-court files follow a different path. The county's Justice Court keeps small-claims, eviction, misdemeanor, and county traffic records on its own, so those do not sit with the Circuit Clerk.

For county-level requests, Coahoma County links an official Access to Public Records Policy from its court pages. State law backs the right to inspect. The Mississippi Public Records Act under Section 25-61-1 makes records open unless another law closes them, and Section 25-61-5 sets the practical right to inspect and copy. Youth records stay confidential under Section 43-21-251.