MDJ Voter Guide, Cobb Superior Court Clerk

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Said, "Audits need to happen across the board in the Superior Courts Clerk’s office and the curtain needs to be pulled back."

Said, "As a responsible steward of public funds, I will work tirelessly to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively, while maintaining the highest standards of ethics, accountability, and transparency."

- Said, "Audits need to happen across the board in the Superior Courts Clerk’s office and the curtain needs to be pulled back."
- Said, "As a responsible steward of public funds, I will work tirelessly to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively, while maintaining the highest standards of ethics, accountability, and transparency."

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Believes the office needs to address its core functions, like the backlog of records, and said, "Passports are not the primary function of the Superior Court Clerk’s Office… expanding passports while we need to be cleaning up our backlog, I don’t believe that’s a solution."

Said, "At present, the system [of maintaining court records] is not current... it would be my immediate responsibility to work with stakeholders to identify and implement remedial measures and resources by which to bring the index current."

- Believes the office needs to address its core functions, like the backlog of records, and said, "Passports are not the primary function of the Superior Court Clerk’s Office… expanding passports while we need to be cleaning up our backlog, I don’t believe that’s a solution."
- Said, "At present, the system [of maintaining court records] is not current... it would be my immediate responsibility to work with stakeholders to identify and implement remedial measures and resources by which to bring the index current."

Judicial Administration

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The Superior Court Clerk is the official record keeper and legal administrator of the county, as they are responsible for receiving and maintaining criminal and civil court filings. They also manage the county’s land and property records. Their duties are numerous and include administrative tasks, like accounting and administering oaths, and judicial, like maintaining legal records. They can also potentially fill in for other roles, such as State Court Clerk and Passport Acceptance Agents.