2026 Texas General Election

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Sharena Gilliland

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Sharena Gilliland has a bachelor 27s degree from Oklahoma State University and a law degree from Baylor University. She has lived in Parker County for over 20 years with her husband, Chawn Gilliland.

Sharena Gilliland (Parker County District Clerk, Texas, candidate ...

District Clerk | Parker County, TX - Official Website

Sharena is the district clerk for Parker County. Before taking office, she practiced law, focusing on civil litigation.

Sharena is currently the district clerk for Parker County. She was first elected to this position in 2010.

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Plans to improve public access to records, customer service, and modern technology in the office.

Administration

- Serves as clerk and custodian of all records for district courts. Supports attorney general and child protective services courts.
- Indexes and secures all court records and verdicts, collects filing fees, and handles funds held in litigation and money awarded to minors. Also manages court registry funds and may process passport applications.
- Fulfills requests from attorneys or via court order to issue documents, collecting fees and distributing them to state and local agencies monthly.
- Gathers data and reports to various agencies to assist county, state, and Texas Legislature in proper operation of courts, effectiveness of statues, and any need for changes.
- Often in courtroom, filing documents, administrating oaths to defendants, witnesses, and jurors, and assists judge in docket management. Coordinates jury panel selection process and acts as liaison between jurors, courts, and employers.
- District clerks are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for district clerks range from $35,236 to $207,952, set by the county’s Commissioners Court.

Preserves records for and serves as clerk in district courts.