Contact the Amite County Circuit Clerk

The Amite County Circuit Clerk Office

Celeste Bell McIntyre serves as the Amite County Circuit Clerk. In Mississippi, the Circuit Clerk is an elected county officer. The clerk works from the Amite County Courthouse at 243 West Main Street in Liberty. Two deputy Circuit Clerks, Ashley Sullivan and Makayla Wicker, help run the counter, answer calls, and process filings. The office reports to the courts it serves, not to a private company.

The Circuit Clerk acts as Clerk of the County and Circuit Courts. That role covers far more than filing lawsuits. The same office issues marriage licenses, draws jurors, keeps a record of judgments, registers voters, and accepts passport applications. Because the duties run wide, a quick call before a visit confirms which desk handles a request and what payment the office takes.

The official county website is the best starting point for current contact details. The Circuit Clerk page lists the office address, phone, fax, and email in one place.

The official county pages give the deepest look at the office. The lead source is the Amite County Circuit Clerk page, which names the clerk and lists each duty the office performs.

That page confirms Celeste Bell McIntyre as Circuit Clerk and lists the phone, fax, and email used to reach her staff for Circuit Court records.

What the Amite County Circuit Clerk Does

The Circuit Clerk handles the paperwork that keeps Circuit Court moving. When a lawsuit, an indictment, or a motion is filed, this office stamps it, dockets it, and stores it. The clerk also issues the legal papers that start and run a case, such as a summons or a subpoena. After a case ends, the clerk keeps the judgment and any writ used to enforce it.

The office carries several duties that have nothing to do with a court case. It registers voters, runs election tasks, and records professional licenses. It issues marriage licenses and keeps marriage records. It also serves as a Passport Acceptance Agent for federal travel documents. The core duties of the Amite County Circuit Clerk include the following.

• Receive and file lawsuits, indictments, motions, and related papers in civil and criminal Circuit Court cases.
• Issue process such as summons and subpoenas.
• Draw jurors and qualify juries for Circuit Court terms.
• Keep a record of all judgments and executions.
• Issue marriage licenses and keep marriage records.
• Record medical and other professional licenses.
• Register citizens to vote, run election duties, and act as Passport Acceptance Agent.

One office cannot do everything in a Mississippi county. Land deeds, estate files, divorce decrees, guardianships, and Board of Supervisors minutes sit with a different officer. Those records belong to the Amite County Chancery Clerk, who serves the Chancery Court and the county recorder functions.

How to Request a Certified Copy

A certified copy is an official copy the clerk stamps and signs to prove it matches the record on file. Courts, lawyers, banks, and some agencies want certified copies rather than plain printouts. The Amite County Circuit Clerk can certify Circuit Court records and marriage records the office keeps. The county has not published a copy fee schedule, so confirm the cost before sending money.

1. Identify the case first. Have the party names, the case number if you know it, and the rough filing date ready so the clerk can find the file.
2. Call the office at 601-657-8932 or email cmcintyre@amitecountyms.gov to confirm the record exists and ask the current copy and certification fee.
3. Submit the request in person at 243 West Main Street, or by mail to PO Box 312, Liberty MS 39645-0312, with the fee the clerk quotes.
4. For a mailed request, include your contact phone or email and a self-addressed return method so the office can send the certified paper copy back.
5. Pick up the copy at the counter, or wait for it to arrive by mail once the clerk processes the order.

Note: Amite County does not publish certified-copy fees online, so call 601-657-8932 to confirm the exact cost and accepted payment before mailing any request.

Records Request Form Fields

Amite County has not posted a court-record request form on its official forms page. Because no standard form exists, a written request works best when it carries the details below. Listing them up front helps the deputy clerks locate the right file and quote a fee without a second phone call.

A rough filing date range helps the staff narrow older files that may not be digital. If certified paper copies are needed by mail, add a self-addressed return envelope so the office can return them quickly.

Amite County Circuit Clerk Fees

Fee transparency is thin here, and honesty matters more than a guess. The official Amite County sources do not list plain-copy, certified-copy, certification, search, or civil filing fees for the Circuit Clerk. Marriage license fees are not published either. Other Mississippi counties post their own fees, but those numbers do not apply to Amite County and must not be copied across.

Under the Mississippi Public Records Act, public bodies may charge the actual cost to search, review, copy, and mail records. The Circuit Clerk can quote the exact charge for a given request. Confirm both the fee and the payment method the office accepts before you mail anything.

Marriage Licenses, Juries, and Elections

The Circuit Clerk issues marriage licenses in Amite County and keeps the marriage records that follow. Couples apply through this office rather than the Chancery Clerk. Because the application form and license fee are not published online, applicants should call ahead to ask what proof of age and identity to bring, whether both people must appear, and which payment the office takes. The state health department keeps an older statewide marriage index, but the local license and record live with the Circuit Clerk.

Jury service runs through the same office. The clerk draws jurors and qualifies juries for each Circuit Court term. People who receive a summons or have a question about juror status can call the office for guidance.

The Circuit Clerk also carries the county's voter and election duties. The office registers citizens to vote and handles election tasks tied to that role. Anyone needing to register, update a voter record, or ask about an election deadline can start with the clerk's counter. The same office records medical and other professional licenses, and serves as a federal Passport Acceptance Agent for residents applying for a passport.

Divorce records are a common point of confusion. Divorce is a Chancery Court matter, so divorce decrees are not kept by the Circuit Clerk. Those files, along with custody and alimony records, are explained on the Amite County marriage and divorce records page.

E-Filing and Online Access to Circuit Court Records

Mississippi runs a statewide system called Mississippi Electronic Courts, or MEC. Public remote access to many electronic documents comes through PAMEC, the public-access side of that system. Amite County Circuit Court joined the e-filing rollout in 2025. Attorney e-filing became voluntary on March 17, 2025, and mandatory on March 24, 2025. That change moved new attorney filings into the electronic system rather than paper alone.

For the public, remote viewing through PAMEC needs a registered account, and fees apply to documents pulled through it. People who do not want paid remote access can still use the courthouse counter as a fallback. Older or non-digitized Circuit Court files may exist only on paper, which makes an in-person or mailed request the most direct route.

Federal cases follow a separate track with a separate clerk. Amite County sits in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Western Division. Those filings run through the federal court, not the Circuit Clerk.

The federal court uses its own electronic filing system rather than the county counter. The Southern District of Mississippi operates the federal CM/ECF system for case documents.

That system handles federal district filings for counties like Amite, so a federal case is not searched through the county Circuit Clerk at all.

Federal appeals climb higher still, to a circuit court that covers several states. Mississippi federal appeals run through the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which keeps its own appellate clerk and docket.

That appellate clerk is separate from both the county Circuit Clerk and the federal district clerk, so each level holds its own records.

Note: Amite County Circuit Court attorney e-filing became mandatory on March 24, 2025, but public remote viewing through PAMEC still requires a registered account and applicable fees.