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Liberty County clerk urges two targeted hires to curb overtime and backlog
Summary
The Liberty County clerk of court told commissioners the office collected roughly $7.8 million in 2025 and returned about $4.65 million to the county, but a sudden caseload surge and turnover have created unsustainable overtime costs. She asked to convert a part-time intake job to full time and add one deputy clerk to stabilize operations.
D. Young, speaking for the Liberty County Clerk of Court's Office, told the Board of Commissioners that the clerk's office collected about $7.8 million in 2025 and returned $4,653,275 directly to the county, while handling filings and fees for four courts. "Our office sits at the center of justice and revenue in Liberty County," she said.
Young said caseloads have surged and staff are strained: magistrate caseloads rose roughly 24.1% year over year and the office logged about 356 hours of overtime through Feb. 28, 2026, costing $18,348.88 so far. She described recent…
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