Linda Dixon Thompson - Clerk and Court Administrator
Clerks of Superior Court have been elected county constitutional officers since 1798, when framers of Georgia's constitution created the office and provided for election of a clerk in each county of the state. The Clerk is accountable only to the people who elect him. He is not an employee or appointee of any county or state commission or any agent or agency of the judiciary. As an impartial county officer, the Clerk provides some of the most important checks-and-balances needed in both local county government and the state's judicial system.The Clerk's duties include, but are not limited to, running the business arm of the local court system; accounting for all monies arising from fines, fees, court costs and fees imposed and required by law; managing county trial and grand juries, including summoning jurors for service; providing oversight and administrative support to the county board of tax equalization; and processing, protecting and permanently maintaining citizens' court, land and other important vital records.
Recent News
- Mandatory Superior and State Court Civil E-Filing, Effective: January 1, 2019 SB 407 makes it mandatory for all superior court and state court civil cases and/or pleadings to be electronically filed through a certified approved e-file portal. There are a few case types that are excluded from the mandatory provision and shall remain paper original filings such as pauper’s affidavits, bond validations, sealed cases/pleadings, adoptions, sealed depositions, ex parte, temporary protective orders (TPO), stalking and in camera cases...
- Notice of Legislative Change - Mandatory Plat E-Filing Amendments to Title 15 and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as HB 1004 of the 2016 legislative session, relating to courts and property, provide for the filing of electronic images of maps, plats and plans. Effective January 1, 2017, all maps, plats and plans are required to be electronically filed with the applicable Clerk of Superior Courts Office...
- Beware of a Jury Selection Scam! Citizens of Liberty County, Please beware of a Jury Selection Scam. The caller will say, "I'm calling from the sheriff's department or the police department to let you know that you missed jury selection and there will be a warrant issued for your arrest unless you pay a fine with a prepaid debt card"...
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Frequently Visited Pages
- Jury Trial Update Page
- Court Fee Schedule
- Search Civil and Criminal Cases
- Court Dockets / Calendars
- Georgia Garnishments Exemptions
- Court Schedules and Dockets for IPhone or IPad Users
- E-File Magistrate Court Civil Cases
- E-File Uniform Commercial Code
- Pay Traffic Fines Online
- US Passport Services
- Real Estate Deed Search
- Real Estate Transfer Tax E-Filing
MANDATORY SUPERIOR AND
STATE COURT CIVIL E-FILING
Legislation Change: SB 407, (§O.C.G.A. 15-6-11 and §15-7-5)
Passed in the 2018 Legislative Session, Effective Date: January 1, 2019
This bill makes it mandatory for all superior court and state court civil cases and/or pleadings to be
electronically filed through a certified approved e-file portal. There are a few case types that are excluded from
the mandatory provision and shall remain paper original filings such as pauper’s affidavits, bond validations,
sealed cases/pleadings, adoptions, sealed depositions, ex parte, temporary protective orders (TPO), stalking and
in camera cases.
As of January 1, 2019, No paper original cases shall be accepted in any Clerk of Courts Office throughout the
State of Georgia. The only exceptions are cases listed above and cases filed prior to January 1, 2019. By law,
paper original cases filed prior to January 1, 2019 can remain a paper filed case until the case is completed.
More information can be found in this release.