Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk

About the Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk

The Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk is an elected official who serves a four-year term. In Chickasaw County the office is held by Cassandra Pulliam. State law makes the Circuit Clerk the chief officer of Circuit Court and the chief elections officer of Chickasaw County. That dual role explains why the same Chickasaw County office that pulls a felony file also runs voter rolls and stocks the jury wheel.

The clerk keeps the official record for every Chickasaw County Circuit Court case. Staff file pleadings, enter orders, log docket activity, issue process, and collect court costs. They also issue Chickasaw County marriage licenses and certify copies the law lets them certify. Because Chickasaw County has two county seats, the Circuit Clerk runs two counters, one in Houston for the First Judicial District and one in Okolona for the Second.

A statewide directory makes the Chickasaw County contacts easy to confirm. The University of Mississippi county circuit clerk directory lists Cassandra Pulliam with both Chickasaw County offices and an email address.

That listing is a fast way to check the phone numbers and the clerk email before a Chickasaw County records request goes out. The two Chickasaw County address cards below give the room numbers and hours for each office.

Circuit Clerk vs Chancery Clerk in Chickasaw County

Court records in Chickasaw County do not all live behind one search box or one counter. Two separate elected clerks split the Chickasaw County work. The Circuit Clerk serves Circuit Court. The Chancery Clerk serves Chancery Court and the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors. Asking the right office first is the single biggest time saver when a record is needed.

The line is mostly about subject matter. Crimes and lawsuits go to Chickasaw County Circuit Court. Family, estate, and land matters go to Chickasaw County Chancery Court. The table below sorts the most common Chickasaw County requests so a reader can route a question in seconds.

Note: Chickasaw County marriage records start with the Circuit Clerk, but divorce records start with the Chancery Clerk, so a couple may deal with both offices over time.

Records the Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk Handles

The Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk is the records keeper for the trial court that hears the county's most serious cases. Circuit Court takes felony prosecutions, civil suits above the lower-court limit, and appeals that move up from Chickasaw County Justice Court and Municipal Court. Each of those files passes through the clerk's office, where staff index it, store it, and produce certified copies on request.

The Mississippi Judiciary explains the court's reach in plain terms. Its Circuit Court overview describes the felony, civil, and appellate jurisdiction that shapes Chickasaw County court records.

That page is a good anchor for understanding what kinds of files the Chickasaw County clerk holds and why felony and civil records sit in the same office. The main Chickasaw County records and duties break down like this.

• Felony criminal case files, including indictments, pleas, and sentencing orders
• Circuit civil case files, judgments, and notices of appeal
• Records of appeals from Chickasaw County Justice Court and Municipal Court
• Marriage license issuance and the local Chickasaw County marriage record
• Jury management, including the jury wheel and summonses
• Voter registration and Chickasaw County election administration

For the full case file beyond the clerk's counter, the Chickasaw County court records overview maps the online and in-person routes. Electronic Circuit cases sit in the Mississippi Electronic Courts system, which public users reach through a PAMEC login rather than a free anonymous search.

The Chickasaw County Chancery Clerk

The Chickasaw County Chancery Clerk runs a separate office with its own duties. Sherri Bevels holds the post. State law makes the Chancery Clerk the clerk of both the Board of Supervisors and Chancery Court, so the Chickasaw County office keeps equity records and county business records side by side. Divorce, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, and land instruments all route here, not to the Circuit Clerk.

The Mississippi Chancery Clerks Association keeps a current contact list. Its statewide directory shows the Chickasaw County First District and Second District offices with phone and fax numbers.

That directory confirms the two Chickasaw County district offices that handle estate, divorce, and land records. The Chickasaw County contact cards below give the street addresses and fax lines.

Older Chickasaw County chancery files have a partial online path. Delta Computer Systems hosts Chickasaw County Chancery Court records from 2008 through June 28, 2021, plus instrument indexing from 2008 to the present with images. Access is a paid subscription at $30 a month or $330 a year. The vendor states plainly that its data is not official and that the Chickasaw County courthouse records control. Newer chancery cases moved to the electronic court system. For estate matters, the county probate records page walks through Chancery Court filing in more detail.

How to Request a Certified Copy

A certified copy is a clerk-stamped document that proves a record is a true copy of the original. Courts, employers, and agencies often demand a certified copy rather than a plain printout. The steps below cover a Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk request. A Chancery record follows the same pattern at the Chancery Clerk's office.

1. Identify the case number and the court. Felony and circuit civil files belong to the Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk, and the file may sit in either the Houston or the Okolona office.
2. Contact the correct Chickasaw County office by phone or in person. Call Houston at 662-456-2331 or Okolona at 662-447-2838 to confirm the file location and the current copy fee.
3. Give the Chickasaw County clerk the case number, the party names, the document you need, and how many certified copies you want.
4. Pay the per-page copy and certification fee set by state law, then pick the copy up at the Chickasaw County counter or arrange to receive it by mail.

Records Request Form Fields

No countywide records request form was published online for the Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk, so most requests start with a phone call or a short written note. Either way, the clerk needs the same core details to find a Chickasaw County file fast. The table lists what to include and why each item helps.

Note: a Chickasaw County request that names the wrong office still gets handled, but it slows the search, so confirm Circuit versus Chancery before sending.

Chickasaw County Clerk Fees

Mississippi sets several clerk fees by statute, so the same charges apply in Chickasaw County even where no local schedule is posted. The Chickasaw County Circuit Clerk fee for final records, transcripts, and certified copies comes from Mississippi Code Section 25-7-13. Marriage record copies through the state vital records office follow a separate fee. The table gathers the sourced amounts.

The per-page figures come from the statute reproduced on Justia's text of Section 25-7-13. No Chickasaw County local fee schedule was located, so confirm the current charge with the clerk before ordering. Marriage license fees and copy requirements are covered on the Chickasaw County marriage and divorce records page.

Requesting Records Without an Online Form

When a Chickasaw County record is not online and no form exists, the Mississippi Public Records Act still backs the request. The law favors access, defines public records broadly, and sets roughly a seven working day window for a response. A written request sent to the Chickasaw County office that holds the record is the standard fallback. Keep it short and specific: name the record, the parties, and the case if known.

Some Chickasaw County records cross into state agency files that carry their own rules. The Department of Public Safety, for example, treats investigative reports, criminal histories, and driving records as exempt from ordinary release. Its public-records request FAQ explains which categories move through a special process instead of an open file.

That FAQ is a useful reference when a request crosses from court files into state agency files. The same principle applies at the Chickasaw County clerk's counter: court records are open by default, but sealed cases, youth court matters, adoption files, and expunged records are not ordinary public records. For those, expect to show a court order or a qualifying party status before the Chickasaw County clerk can release anything.

The Mississippi Ethics Commission hosts the full text of the Public Records Act for anyone who needs the exact language. A polite, written request that cites the Act and names the Chickasaw County office holding the record is the surest path when phones and counters come up short.