The growth in population in the Commonwealth of Virginia in recent years, makes the delivery of the Clerk’s services more challenging. The Code of Virginia lists over 800 responsibilities and duties for the Clerk, many of which are legally sophisticated and highly complex. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in Virginia performs multiple duties that in many states are divided among several government offices. The Clerk of the Circuit Court is a constitutional officer elected by the voters of Spotsylvania for a term of eight years.įrom colonial days to the present time, the duties of the office have changed significantly, but the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court remains one of the most important constitutional offices in each county or city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Jett serves as the Clerk after having been sworn into office in 2008.
