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Shelby County juvenile court clerk seeks 10 staff and $17,000 for cloud storage to support court digitization

3221156 · April 2, 2025
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Juvenile court clerk Janine Gordon asked the Budget & Finance Committee for 10 full‑time employees and $17,000 to digitize records and expand e-filing, while launching a garnishment project and a new summons/subpoena/warrant system.

Janine Gordon, Shelby County juvenile court clerk, told the Budget & Finance Committee on April 9 that her office must expand staff and invest in digital systems to sustain court operations as the court requests additional magistrates.

Gordon said the clerk’s office has used the same funded staffing level since 2021 and this was her first formal budget request since her 2022 election. She described several operational initiatives: a recently launched real-time summons, subpoena and warrant system (SSW); a target of 90% paperless handling for the truancy docket; a planned e-filing rollout for attorneys and self-represented litigants in…

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