COUNTY COURT CLERKS
Appointed by County Court Justices (Constitution of 1776, sec. 47):
Appointed by Governor to 7-year term (Chapter 224, Acts of 1836, confirmed by Chapter 160, Acts of 1837):
CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS
Elected by Voters to 6-year terms (Constitution of 1851, Art. IV, sec. 14):
Elected by Voters to 6-year terms (Constitution of 1864, Art. IV, sec. 29):
Elected by Voters to 6-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. IV, sec. 25):
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. XVII, added by Chapter 227, Acts of 1922, ratified Nov. 7, 1922):
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1777-1800 Elie Williams
1800-1845 Otho H. Williams
1845-1851 Isaac Nesbitt (R)
1851-1865 Isaac Nesbitt (R) (died June 1, 1865)
1865-1867 Lewis B. Nyman (R)
1867-1873 William McK. Keppler
1873-1907 George B. Oswald (D)
1907-1909 Harry E. Baker (R)
1909-1926 Edward Oswald
1926-1946 Edward Oswald
1946-1954 J. Guy Weagley
1954-1967 G. Merlin Snyder
1967-1986 Vaughn J. Baker
1986-2018 Dennis J. Weaver (D) (retired July 1, 2018)
2018- Kevin R. Tucker, Acting Clerk
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