WILCOX COUNTY COMMISSION

Mr. Ralph Ervin

Office Location:
12 Water Street
Office Number:  304
County Courthouse Annex 
Telephone:  (334) 682-4126 
Fax: (334) 682-4025
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Welcome to the Wilcox County Commission's website and the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk is the chief administrative and fiscal officer for the court system at the district and circuit court level.

This elected position was established in the Alabama Constitution and has a six year term.

We hope you can find everything you need. Wilcox Circuit Clerk's office is focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction - we will do everything we can to meet your expectations.

The duties of the Circuit Clerk are broad and are enumerated in the Code of Alabama and the Alabama Rules of court. Magistrate duties require that the Circuit Clerk be available to law enforcement for the issuance of warrants around the clock. Circuit Clerks must be available 24 hours a day.

Fiscal responsibilities include the management of all court monies requiring banking and fiscal knowledge. Accounts are routinely audited by the Examiners of Public Accounts.

 Administrative responsibilities include personnel management, court planning, purchasing and inventory control. The Circuit Clerk issues writs and all summonses including jury summons and witness subpoenas. The Circuit Clerk is responsible for jury management. This officer of the court serves as custodian of all court records, and is responsible for providing access to those records by court personnel, the legal community and the public. While most records are public, confidentiality is maintained for those records protected by law.

 COURTS OF JURISDICTION INCLUDE:

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES INCLUDE:

• Business Manager at Trial Court level

•              Custodian of Records (file storage, electronic imaging and document retrieval)
•              Fiscal Officer
•              Chief Magistrate (issues warrants, sets bail, accepts guilty pleas)
•              Election Official

• Appointing Board (poll workers)

•           Absentee Election Manager 
•           Canvassing Board (counts and certifies votes)
•              Case Manager for all courts 

• Purchasing Agent

•           Personnel and Human Resource Manager

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES INCLUDE:

Overseeing all aspects of Jury Management

             Issuing Summons, writs, and process

             Preparing appeal transcripts

             Conducting Judicial Sales

             Pre-Qualifying and monitoring Bonding Companies

            Approving Bonds

            Attending sessions of court

            Setting dockets

            Generating reports and statistics

            Maintaining inventory control