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Circuit Court

Tommy Kerns, Circuit Court Clerk
Office Locations / Phone Numbers:


140 Blountville Bypass
P.O. Box 585
Blountville, TN 37617
Phone: (423) 279-2752
Fax: (423) 323-3741

225 Center Street
Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone: ( 423 )224-1724
Fax: (423) 246-1924
 

801 Anderson Street
Bristol, TN 37621
Phone: ( 423 ) 989-4354
Fax: (423) 968-1138
Email Circuit Court

Routine Office Hours 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday - Friday except designated holidays.

Circuit, Criminal, General Sessions
Sullivan County Justice Center
140 Blountville Bypass
P.O. Box 585
Blountville, TN 37617
423-279-2752
Fax: (423) 323-3741

Law
City Hall Building
Kingsport, TN 37660
423-224-1724
Fax: 423 -246 -1924

General Sessions and Juvenile
Kingsport Justice Center
200 Shelby Street
Kingsport, TN 37660
423-224-1711
423-224-1730 ( Juvenile )
Fax: (423) 246-1924

Law and General Sessions
Bristol Justice Center
800 Anderson Street
Bristol, TN 37620
423-652-1030
423-764-2163 ( Juvenile )
Fax: 423 - 968-1138

  The Circuit Court Clerk’s Office courteously serves the people of Sullivan County by maintaining court records and resulting funds in a professional, efficient manner in accordance with the law of the state of Tennessee and the Federal Government.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
   The Circuit Court Clerk of Sullivan County maintains a Circuit, Law, General Sessions and Juvenile Court system.

   The Clerk’s Office is responsible for the management of all complaints, petitions, summonses, orders and other documents relating to lawsuits or criminal actions filed in the court; the collection, receipt, and accounting for litigation taxes, fines, fees, and restitutions as ordered by the courts; the issuing of warrants, executions, subpoenas and other documents as assigned by law; the preparations of reports to the County and State of Tennessee; and the disbursement of funds to litigants, the County, and the State of Tennessee.

   The Clerk’s Office is responsible for processing the work of the Grand Jury, billing for jury and witness fees, maintaining the daily minutes for all courts of record, cataloging and securing of all exhibits and preparation of all appeal records for transfer to appropriate courts.

   The Clerk in the General Session and Juvenile Courts schedules all cases including traffic violations for the court dockets, maintains paperwork and collects fines and costs relating to the cases.

   Child support issues can be both civil and criminal in nature. The records are maintained by the Clerk in the appropriate court.

   The Clerk’s Office keeps a supply of passport applications, processes completed applications and sends these applications to the passport agencies for final resolution.

   In Sullivan County both daily and docket sounding court dockets, and local rules for all courts can be accessed on the internet at www.bridgeweb.org.

JURY SERVICE

  Citizens may receive by mail a summons for jury service in the Circuit, Law or Criminal Courts. These prospective jurors are drawn from a current list of Sullivan County drivers and registered voters.

   Tennessee Code lists requirements for jurors as United States citizenship, residency in Sullivan County for twelve months preceding call for jury service and 18 years of age or older.

   Judges alone have the authority to excuse a person from jury service. Requests to be excused may be submitted in writing or by phone to the Judge’s office (number listed beside judge’s name on the front of the summons). However, failure to respond to a jury summons in some manner could result in sanctions against the prospective juror by the Court.