Laura E. Rattenni,
Circuit Clerk
Jefferson County Old Jail Annex
119
North George Street, Suite 100
Charles Town, WV
25414
laura.rattenni@courtswv.gov
Located directly behind the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse at the intersection of N. George Street and Liberty Street.
Mailing Address:
P.O.
Box 1234
Charles Town, WV 25414
Ph: 304.728.3231
Fx: 304.728.3398
Office hours: 9 AM to 5 PM (M-F)
Electronic devices, including cell phones, are NOT permitted in the Courthouses for any reason.
The Clerk of
the Circuit Court is a full-time elective office as
authorized by Article 8, Section 9 of the West Virginia
Constitution. Circuit Clerks are elected for a period of six
years and their duties, responsibilities and compensation
are set by statute.
The Circuit Clerk is an
officer within the Judicial System and is the registrar,
recorder and custodian of all pleadings and documents in the
Circuit and Family Courts. The Clerk is also responsible for
the administration and management of the Jury System within
their county. The Clerk prepares monthly financial reports,
distributes fees collected to various state and local
agencies and submits all statistical reports to the West
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Because the Clerk works
with all the entities and agencies that comprise the justice
system, communication and cooperation are essential.
The
Circuit Clerk′s Office provides procedural assistance and
information to pro se litigants.
NOTE: We cannot provide legal advice nor can we recommend an attorney. If you are unable to obtain counsel and have legal questions, you can call the State Bar help line at 1.800.642.3617 or contact Legal Aid at 1.866.255.4370 or on the web at: http://www.lawv.net/. For more information regarding representing yourself in the WV courts visit the WV Legal Resource Centers on the web at: http://www.wvlrc.org.
You may also access the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement on the web at: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bcse/.
The WV Supreme Court of Appeals provides forms that can
be purchased at the Circuit Clerk’s office or you can click
on the Supreme Court of
Appeals Forms link to download the forms at no charge.
Name Change Packets are only available in the Clerk’s
office/Criminal Division.
NOTE: Some case types
do not have forms available
To view the actual documents held by the Circuit Clerks office of the John Brown trial, click on the following link: http://www.wvculture.org/history/johnbrown/jbjeffcc.html
