Clerk of the Court

 

Information

Office Location, Numbers, and Hours of Operation

1316 Kofa Ave, Suite 607
Parker, AZ 85344

Phone: 928-669-6131
Fax: 928-669-2186

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm

 

Excluding the following Holidays :
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr/Civil Rights Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

 

 

 

 

Meet the Clerk

 

 

Sheri Newman, Clerk
La Paz County Superior Court

 

 

Sheri Newman has proudly served the citizens of La Paz County as the elected Clerk of the Superior Court since January 1991. Prior to her first election Sheri served as the Superior Court Presiding Judge’s Judicial Assistant for more than six years and prior to that time worked in the office of the La Paz County Board of Supervisors. Newman is a native Arizonan, growing up in the metropolitan Phoenix area but returning to her family hometown of Parker in 1983.

 

As Clerk, Sheri is the official record keeper and financial officer for the Superior Court responsible for Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate and Juvenile case filings. Further the Clerk issues writs and warrants; takes and transcribes all court minutes for all court proceedings; is the Probate Registrar; maintains all court exhibits used as evidence; is the Jury Commissioner, providing qualified jurors for trials from the lists of all registered voters and holders of drivers’ licenses; collects all fees for the Superior Court; accepts passport applications; issues and records marriage licenses.

 

The mission of the office is to provide progressive and efficient court-related records management for all customers of the court, including litigants, law enforcement, the judicial branch and the public. Sheri is a strong advocate of providing quality customer service to all of the court’s users, especially by addressing the needs of the growing ranks of unrepresented litigants by creating a self-help center.

Sheri was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the Arizona Court System having been awarded the Arizona Supreme Court’s “Administration of Justice Award” in 2002. Newman was praised for her guidance in the development of the Arizona court Automation Project, her continued efforts to improve the Arizona jury system and her many accomplishments promoting the fair administration of justice in Arizona.

 

Sheri continues her professional and community involvement by being a member or former member of:

Arizona Association of Counties, past president; Arizona Association of Superior Court Clerks, past president; Arizona Courts Association; Justice & Public Safety Committee of the National Association of Counties; QuickCourt Domestic Relations Committee; Committee to Study Jury Practices and Procedures, past chair person; Legal Advice & Legal Information Task Force; recipient of the 1999, Governor’s Award for Excellence for implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Implementation Act; Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Technology; Supreme Court’s Arizona Judicial Council; Group Study Exchange member for Parker Rotary and Soroptimist International of Parker past president.

 

 

 

 

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