The current st johns county clerk of court is Cheryl Strickland. The duties of the Clerk of Courts includes recording and handling all minutes pertaining to misdemeanors, small claims, felonies, and traffic cases for the County. The Clerk of Courts is also the Clerk for the County Commissioners and is in charge of recording, auditing, and is the custodian for the County funds. The Office of the Clerk is also responsible for financial and information management and record keeping for the County’s judicial system.

The Clerk of Courts is a government office and is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm except for holidays. The office is located within the County building and due to budget cuts the offices that were located in Julington Creek, Ponte Vedre, and the Southeast office have been closed.

The website for the Clerk of Courts allows the public to research certain items. A brief list of these items is shown below:

Traffic - Traffic information, online payment, basic driver improvement courses, and various forms

Criminal - Criminal research, sealed/expungements, felony, misdemeanor, fishing and boating, appeals, and various forms

Civic/Family - Civil records search, notice of action, appeals, child support, family law, injunctions, probate, civil, small claims, convictions, and replevin

Financial - Annual financial report, clerk’s fees, payment plan guidelines, registry of court, and various forms

Human Resources - HR main page, benefits, FAQ’s, employment opportunities, holiday schedule, and FDLE background search VAB - Petition filing, credit card form, rules, resolutions, and supplemental comments form

Minutes and Records - Minutes of meetings, county code of ordinances, agendas, resolutions index, rezoning ordinance index, and BCC orders

Fraud, Abuse and Waste - Fraud, abuse and waste unit, report form, and policies

Other Links - St. Johns County home page, Sheriff’s office, Board of Elections, tax collectors, Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, FDLE criminal history information, and the Florida Bar

As you can see the St. Johns County Clerk of Courts office is not only an important department that deals with the court and judicial system in St. Johns County it also attempts to be helpful to the citizens of the county by making sure that they have information about all the services available to them.