Circuit Court Clerk – Rex Lynch

Office of County Circuit Court Clerk
Contact Info:
100 N Main Street, Suite 301 | Clinton, TN 37716-3624
Ph. 865-463-6821 |Fax 865-264-6345    rlynch@andersoncountytn.gov
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Circuit Court Clerk and his staff assembles and presents to the Circuit/Criminal, General Session and Juvenile Courts a wide variety of judicial information and records, ranging from daily court dockets to long-term records of individual cases. The Circuit Court Clerk also archives and provides public assess to these documents. In addition, the Circuit Court Clerk is responsible for collecting and disbursing court fees and maintaining the county’s law library.

Rex Lynch was elected to the office of Circuit Court Clerk in August 2018. The Circuit Court Clerk serves an important role in the operations of the Circuit/Criminal, General Sessions and Juvenile Courts in Anderson County.   The clerk’s responsibilities are outlined in Title 18 of the Tennessee Code Annotated and include:

  • Retaining, preserving, and filing all documents pertaining to the cases,
  • Create and maintain the dockets for the courts,
  • Prepares and issues arraignment notices, summons,  subpoenas, and juror summons,
  • Collecting fees associated with the Circuit Court, General Sessions, and Juvenile Court.

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News from the Circuit Court Clerk

  • For driver’s license reinstatement information, please contact Joeley Searle at jasearle@andersoncountytn.gov
  • OUR NEW APP IS HERE! Download on Apple IOS or Android
  • With the passage of HB 1012 SB 1493 Public Chapter 901, effective July 1, 2024 service fees for the sheriff increased to $52 for subpoenas, civil summons, alias summons, show cause orders and detainers.
  • Garnishment service fees increased to $42 for the sheriff.  Bank levy service fees increased to $52 for the sheriff.

Useful Links

Pro se Litigants
https://www.tncourts.gov/programs/self-help-center

Free Legal Help from Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS)
https://www.help4tn.org/

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY FOR CIRCUIT/CRIMINAL COURT:
Inclement Weather Policy Circuit and Criminal Court – 01-05-22

VICTIM/WITNESS SERVICES http://tndac.org

ANDERSON COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER http://www.fjcanderson.org

AC FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER:  (865) 298-3129

DISTRICT ATTORNEY: (865) 457-5640

ANDERSON CO SHERIFF OFFICE: (865) 457-3414

ANDERSON CO JAIL: (865) 457-7100

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: (865) 463-2740

CLINTON POLICE DEPT: (865) 457-3112

NORRIS POLICE DEPT: (865) 494-0880

OLIVER SPRINGS POLICE DEPT: (865) 435-7274

OAK RIDGE POLICE DEPT: (865) 425-4399

ROCKY TOP POLICE DEPT: (865) 426-7402

PRE-TRIAL RELEASE: (865) 457-6279

PROBATION OFFICES: FELONY (865) 220-6529   MISDEMEANOR: (865) 463-7885