THE HONORABLE Janice Morris
SUPERIOR AND STATE COURT CLERK
ROCKDALE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Approachable, Accessible and Accountable.
The Clerk of the Courts is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Office pursuant to the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The overarching duty of the Clerk is the care, custody, control and maintenance of the official records of the trial courts. The clerk exercises authority over the policy, management, administration and function of the Office in the interests of judicial efficiency and justice of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit. The Clerk also develops accounting, indexing and case management systems designed to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all reports required by the Uniform Superior Court Rules. It is also the responsibility of the Clerk to ensure appropriate changes are made to comply with new State and Federal legislation and regulations. Some key functions of the Office are described below:
Filing, recording and indexing all documents related to real estate within Rockdale County, including deeds, plats and liens.
Filing and processing for service of all divorce cases, adoptions, name changes, child support, change of custody and contempts.
Filing and processing for service all civil cases relating to suit on account, torts, condemnations, and appeals from Magistrate and Probate Court, writs of possession, insurance, etc.
Filing records and indexes all judgments, tax liens and fifa’s.
Filing and processing warrants, indictments, accusations and sentences on all felony and misdemeanor cases.
Processing sentencing packages for Department of Corrections for transfer of prisoners into the state system and reporting all sentencing to GCIC, a division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
Filing and processing all Uniform Commercial Code (UCC’s), liens on personal property for public notice.
Preparing records of all appeal cases in the Civil, Domestic and Criminal Divisions for the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Recording military discharge records.
Processing all Temporary Protective Orders to GCIC.
Maintaining a central database of notaries public.
Processing traffic citations.
Oversight of the Board of Equalization.
As an extra service to the public, the Clerk of Courts office accepts and processes applications for Passports as an Acceptance Agent of the U.S. Department of State.
CONTACT THE CLERK:
Contact the Clerk
COURT HOUSE ADDRESS
922 Court Street
Conyers, GA 30012
Mailing Address -
Superior Court Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 937
Conyers, GA 30012
Phone: (770) 278-7900
Fax: (770) 278-7921
Jury Phone: (770) 278-7902
Mailing Address -
State Court Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 938
Conyers, GA 30012
Mailing Address -
Board of Equalization
P.O. Box 210
Conyers, GA 30012