Departments

The Circuit Court is divided into the Clerk of the Court and Court Administration.

We invite you to visit these pages to learn more about each Department's role in the Courthouse.

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The Clerk of the Court is assisted by approximately 190 state-employed staff working in eight key functional areas of the Court

The Administrative Office of the Montgomery County Circuit Court (Court Administration) serves as a conduit for many judicial and non-judicial operations of the court. The Court Administrator’s role is to facilitate the administrative responsibilities of the court and develop policies to enhance systems performance while maintaining the independence of the judiciary. The Circuit Court employs approximately 140 support staff in the following departments and divisions:

• Administrative Aides
• Assignment Office
• Business/Data Quality
• Court Researchers
• Differentiated Case Management
• Family Division Services
• Jury Office
• Law Library
• Problem-Solving Courts
• Remote Proceedings
• Special Magistrate
• Technical Services
• Trust Office