The District Clerk is a constitutional position, elected every four years to serve as the custodian of all court pleadings and papers that are a part of any cause of action in the district court of the county. Swisher county serves 2 district courts, the 64th District Court, and the 242nd District Court.The District Clerk also serves in the following capacities:
 

• REGISTRAR
  • Docketing, indexing and recording all documents part of felony, criminal, family, juvenile, delinquent tax and civil court cases;
• RECORDS MANAGER
  • Manages records to be easily retrieved for public and court access, preserve records for permanent storage in archives and dispose of records according to the Texas Library of Archives Records Retention schedule and other specified statutes.
• COURT COLLECTIONS
  • Responsible for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, and other fees that benefit twenty plus agencies at the state and local level.
• FINANCIAL OFFICER
  • Prepares and updates court cost in accordance to legislation every two years, providing for proper collection and disbursements of funds. Manages all funds held in the registry of the court for pending litigation. Prepares and presents annual budget for Commissioner's Court Approval.
• DATA COLLECTOR & MANAGER
  • Responsible for gathering data and reporting to several state and local agencies.
• JUROR ADMINISTRATOR
  • Updates and maintains the jury wheel annually from the Secretary of State, comprised of voter registration and driver license. Summons all jurors for the county.
• APPEALS
  • The trial court Clerk is responsible for preparing, certifying, and timely filing the Clerk's record when a notice of appeal has been filed and the party responsible for paying for the preparation of the Clerk's record has paid the Clerk's fee or is entitled to appeal without paying the fees.