Welcome to the Walworth County Clerk of Court’s Office.
Our contact information is:

Walworth County Clerk of Courts
4304 4th Avenue
PO Box 328
Selby, SD 57472

Phone Number: 605-649-7311
Fax Number: 605-649-7624
Email: 5thcircuit@ujs.state.sd.us

 The basic functions of the clerk’s office are:

• Assisting with requests for information on court procedures, fees, court dates, forms
• Processing passports, assessing & receipting fees thereon
• Opening, maintaining, storing and retrieving court files as needed in different types of cases
• Processing traffic tickets and other criminal complaints, receipting and disbursing fines, fees, costs, bond and restitution associated with same
• Working closely with the public, law enforcement and attorneys in maintaining judges’ calendars of court dates and assisting judges in the courtroom
• Summoning and qualifying jurors, assist judge in juror selection process, and authorize payment of jurors
• Performing magistrate functions such as setting bond, handling initial appearances, issuing warrants, entering default judgments in small claims cases and performing marriages

INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN WALWORTH COUNTY

·         Office hours for the court system in Walworth County are:  8 am to Noon and 1-5 pm, Monday through Friday

·         The Clerks’ Office and courtroom are located on the third floor of the courthouse.

·         Other UJS offices located on the third floor of the Walworth County Courthouse are:

                                    Court Services – Probation

                                    Law Library/Conference Room/ITV

                                    Room

                                    Chambers to the Honorable Scott P.

                                    Myren

                                    Court Reporter Office

• To view the Walworth County courtroom and obtain a list of courtroom details, please click on Courtrooms.

• There is a chairlift access to all three floors.

• Court is scheduled by calling the Clerk’s office and is held every Monday and Tuesday and most Fridays, or you can view the motion day calendar by clicking on Calendars
   
• Walworth County Courthouse is also one of five interactive video (ITV) sites in the Fifth Circuit, where conferences, hearings and meetings take place through video technology.  The other four sites include the Brown County Courthouse in Aberdeen, Day County Courthouse in Webster, Roberts County Courthouse in Sisseton and the Spink County Courthouse in Redfield.  Scheduling for ITV is done through the Court Administrator’s Office in Aberdeen, phone nos. 605-626-2450, or toll-free in-state 1-877-999-5613.

                             (Mural on first floor of courthouse)

                                      (State Seal above courtroom bench)

WALWORTH COUNTY JUDGES, 1889-PRESENT

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