Clerk of Court: Janice Steffen
Deputy Clerk of Court: Kelly Vincent
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 326
Cooperstown ND 58425
Phone Number: 701-797-2772
Fax Number: 701-797-3587
Email Adresses:
Janice Steffen was appointed Clerk of District Court in September 1997. Kelly Vincent serves as Deputy. The Griggs County Clerk of District Court is part of the Southeast Judicial District.
The Clerk’s Office will be closed New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, at noon Christmas eve Day and Christmas Day.
The Clerk of District Court
Clerk of district court must summon jurors, maintain
exhibits and attend court when it is in session. But their primary responsibility
is administration of court records.
These records all into several categories:
*Civil Actions area proceedings concerning the rights of private individuals. They
include divorces, foreclosures, and personal injury/property damage cases.
*Restricted
Action files aren’t open to he public. They include formal juvenile proceedings,
adoptions and paternity suits.
*Criminal Actions, or felonies, are handled in district
court. These serious crimes include murder, gross sexual imposition and burglary.
*Child
support: Because of the number of divorces and a growing number of state and federal
laws, the number of child support cases has expanded faster than other court responsibilities.
*Passports:
Clerk of district court are designated agents for U.S.A. Passports.
In counties where the population is less than 6,000, one person acts as a clerk of district court and county recorder.
District courts are part of the court system that includes the state supreme courts and municipal courts.
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