Clerk of the Circuit Court

Responsibilities

The Clerk of the Circuit Court has a wide range of responsibilities. As the keeper of the records of Pittsylvania County from 1767 to the present, the clerk is responsible for:

• Concealed handgun permits
• Divorces
• Name changes
• Adoptions
• Marriage licenses
• Civil filings (excluding small claims and landlord tenant matters)
• Abstracts of judgement
• Probate and estate administration
• Recording of wills.
• All land recordings to include deeds; deeds of trust; plats and maps; certificates of satisfaction and powers of attorney.
• Criminal cases to include all felonies and grand jury indictments as well as General District Court Appeals.
• All Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court appeals.

The Clerk of the Circuit Court is a constitutional office and is elected by the citizens for an 8 year term.

Circuit Court Order - November 30, 2020

Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Safety Plan for conducting Jury Trials