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District clerk urges one additional deputy to handle rising case filings and jury workload
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District Clerk Penny Clarkston told commissioners her office is processing sharply higher filing volumes and jury demands and requested one additional full-time deputy to relieve overloaded staff and back up appeals/writ processing; she proposed process changes and electronic queues to reduce paper loads.
Penny Clarkston, Smith County district clerk, told commissioners the district clerk's office is handling sharply increased caseloads and jury administration demands and asked for one additional full-time deputy to reduce staff burnout and to secure a backup for appeals and writs work.
Clarkston said the district clerk—s office is the records hub for felony and other case filings, with records stretching back to the 1800s and heavy exhibit and file-handling demands. She said routine day-to-day work now includes far higher filing volumes: "13,000 filings a month," she said when describing queue sizes and monthly intake during…
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