VALERIE ROMO

• Maintaining Official Records:The District Clerk maintains the official record of the court, receiving documents for filing in various cases, including criminal, family, juvenile, and civil matters.
• Securing Records:They are responsible for ensuring the security of court records and making them easily accessible for public information, preservation, and disposal according to law.

Financial Responsibilities:

• Collecting Fees and Fines: The District Clerk collects filing fees, court costs, and fines.
• Managing Court Funds: They handle funds held in litigation, money awarded to minors, and manage the court registry fund.
• Disbursing Funds: They are responsible for disbursing court costs, fines, and other fees that benefit various agencies at the state and local levels.

Jury Management:

• Jury Selection: The District Clerk coordinates the jury selection process, including summoning, selecting, swearing, and impaneling both petit and grand juries.
• Juror Records: They maintain records of juror service and disburse jury fees.

Other Duties:

• Administrative Support: The District Clerk provides administrative support for the district courts.
• Responding to Records Requests: They respond to records requests from the public.
• Other Statutory Duties: They perform other duties as imposed by statute.
• Passport Applications: In some counties, the District Clerk may also process passport applications.
• Administering Oaths: They may administer oaths to defendants, witnesses, and jurors.
• Assisting the Judge: They assist the judge in the management of the docke