Circuit Court
Clerk's Office
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is a Constitutional Officer and is elected by the voters of the locality and every Circuit Court in the Commonwealth of Virginia is a court of record.
Circuit Court
Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Closing
In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, the Circuit Court Clerk's Office will be closed June 19, 2025. We will re-open for business on Friday, June 20th, 2025.
Please see the attached notice regarding OCRA Accounts.
Learn MoreThe Circuit Court Clerk is charged with the custody, safekeeping, and proper indexing of legal and quasi-legal papers deposited in her office. The Clerk’s Office is responsible for filing all civil suits; docketing and filing criminal actions; filing divorce suits; and filing adoption petitions.
Additional services the Clerk's Office provides include recording land records and plats; probating wills; issuing hunting and fishing licenses; processing notary public applications; issuing marriage licenses; recording military discharge forms (DD-214’s).
It is the duty of the Circuit Court Clerk to assign a Deputy Clerk to each courtroom to assist the Circuit Court Judges in carrying out each day's activities.
The Clerk's Office is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The office is closed on state holidays.
Tina Sinnen - Circuit Court Clerk
