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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
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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
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