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Susan Spradling

Susan is the district clerk for Hunt County. She works at the Hunt County District Clerk's Office, where she has been since January 2019.

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Susan Spradling is currently the District Clerk representing Hunt County. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her second term.

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Susan is the district clerk for Hunt County. She works at the Hunt County District Clerk’s office, where she has been since January 2019.

Susan Spradling is currently the District Clerk representing Hunt County. She was elected in 2018 and has served two terms.

Susan is currently the Hunt County district clerk. She was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.

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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.