Circuit Court Clerk

Eloise Gaither - Elected Official

Judicial Building, Room 201
Murfreesboro TN
Phone Numbers:
  Circuit Court (Civil Division) (615) 898-7820
  Circuit Court (Criminal Division) (615) 898-7812
Fax: (615) 217-7119
E-mail: egaither@rutherfordcounty.org

By statute, Clerks of Tennessee State Courts are elected or appointed for a term of 4 years. Court Clerks are required to attend court sessions and perform all clerical functions of the court, T.C.A.-18-101. The clerk is a ministerial officer lacking judicial powers and is subject to all orders of the Court. The Clerk's duties are set forth in Title 18, T.C.A. The Clerk is responsible for all filings, processing and final disposition of cases, which include several phases of the Civil and Criminal law procedures in the Juvenile, General Sessions (Civil & Criminal), Circuit Civil and Circuit Criminal Courts.