The County Clerk and Clerk of Superior Court is one of the officials provided for by the state Constitution. The Clerk's duties are mostly administrative in nature, being quasi-judicial in some cases. The Clerk is responsible for maintaining the records of all cases filed in the Superior Court dating back to 1890's. The Clerk has several quasi-judicial duties, which include issuance of various writs, orders, subpoenas and warrants in support of the Court's decisions, as well as administration of the Mandatory Arbitration System. The office is divided into eight functional areas: Administration, Arbitration, Domestic Services, Legal Services, Probate & Court Services, Involuntary Commitment, Legal Financial Obligation (LFO) Collections and Fiscal Services.
