Warren County Genealogical Society
Warren County, Ohio
Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society
Clerk of Court

 

(513) 695-1144

 


406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, Ohio 45036
Hours: 9 AM-4 PM Monday through Friday
Driving Directions

  wcgs@co.warren.oh.us

 

The clerk of the courts began in 1803 and was originally appointed by the Common Pleas Judge to serve for a seven year term.  The 1851 Constitution changed the term to be an elected position serving for a three year term.  This was again changed in 1936 to be a four year term limit.  The clerk maintains all Common Pleas Court records and is required to file a complete record of all cases maintaining records such as appearance dockets, trial dockets, journals, execution dockets, and indices to those records.  The clerk also files many other records and has other duties relating to the courts. 

The structure of the courts in Warren County has varied over the years.  It is important to understand this structure to find the specific record.  However the clerk maintained these records and currently mot are either filed at the clerk’s office or at the archives.

County Clerk or Clerk of Courts also maintained the following records:

 

Currently in Warren County, the Clerk of Courts has three divisions: legal, title and county court.  The legal division is concerned with civil, criminal or domestic court cases.  The title division deals mainly with title registration for automobiles.  The County Court division was recently added as a jurisdiction within the past few years and deals with cases from the county court. 

Refer to their website for further details: www.co.warren.oh.us/clerkofcourt/

 

Click here for a listed of the elected clerk of courts for Warren County, Ohio. 

 

 

Warren County Clerk of Courts

 

Years Served

Name

Years Served

Name

1803-1815

David Sutton

1895-1901

David Willis Humphreys

1815-1825

Matthias Corwin

1901-1907

Charles S. Mounts

1825-1840

Jonathan K. Wilds

1907-1919

Dan P. Bone

1840-1847

Horace M. Stokes

1919-1927

Frances Joe Lewis

1847-1852

Granville W. Stokes

1927-1929

David Willis Humphreys

1852-1855

Ferdisand Scheurman
Van Harlingen

1929-1932

George L. Schenck

1855-1870

James S. Totten

1932-1937

Clyde C. Collins

1870-1876

William H. Rockhill

1937-1968

Clifford C. Beckett

1876-1883

Lot Wright

1968

Frieda Griest1

1883-1888

Harry Wilson

1969-1973

Alpha V. Hylton

1888-1889

William H. Rockhill

1973-1997

Paul E. Harrison

1889-1895

George L. Schenck

1997-present

James Spaeth

County Clerk Notes:

1.       Frieda Griest was appointed in 1968 and served for 4 months.
 

 

 

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