Marshall County Circuit Court Clerk Contact
The Kentucky Court of Justice Marshall County page identifies Tiffany Fralick Griffith as the Circuit Clerk. The office is located in the Marshall County Judicial Building and serves as the local point for court case access in Circuit Court, Family Court, District Court, and related Marshall County matters. KCOJ's statewide request instructions state that AOC does not maintain court case records for public access; requests begin with the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled.
That local role is important for certified copies and record questions that cannot be solved by KYeCourts. Public online tools can help find a case number or docket event, but the clerk's office is the source for certified court copies, local filing questions, payment counter access, archived record identifiers, and the practical status of a file that is old, restricted, sealed, or missing from the online search.
Marshall County Circuit Court Clerk
Clerk: Tiffany Fralick Griffith
80 Judicial Drive, Unit 101
Benton, KY 42025
Circuit: 270-527-3883
District: 270-527-1721
Fax: 270-527-5865
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The Marshall County Clerk directory is useful for county clerk contact details, but it is not the court case clerk listing.
The distinction matters because court records and county recordings are requested through different offices.
Marshall County Clerk Court Duties
The Circuit Court Clerk maintains access to the court case records created in Marshall County's state courts. Those include Circuit Court felony, civil, divorce, adoption, contested probate, injunction, writ, and appeal matters; Family Court domestic and juvenile-related matters where public; and District Court traffic, misdemeanor, small claims, probate of wills, city/county ordinance, felony preliminary, juvenile, mental commitment, and domestic violence matters.
- Receives and maintains local court filings for Marshall County Circuit, Family, and District Court matters.
- Provides local access to public case records, subject to sealing, redaction, juvenile confidentiality, and other restrictions.
- Collects court payments using the KCOJ-listed methods, including cash, money order, cashier's check, personal check, card with fee, and ePay.
- Handles certified-copy and case-copy questions when online public access is not enough.
- Helps identify old or stored records by facility, case number, and file locator number when State Records Center retrieval is needed.
Marshall County Court Access Channels
Marshall County court record access has several channels. Start with the KYeCourts guest login for public online case lookup and ePay. Use the Kentucky docket search for hearing calendars. Use subscriber CourtNet only when broader report tools are needed and the subscription terms make sense. When a result must be certified, an old file must be located, or a record is not public online, use the Circuit Court Clerk.
The Marshall County Clerk department page belongs to the separate county office for marriage licenses, recordings, elections, and county records.
Use that county office for marriage licenses and recordings, not for Circuit or District Court case files.
Request Certified Marshall Court Copies
A certified copy is a court copy authenticated by the clerk for legal use. Certified copies are often needed for divorce decrees, judgments, probate orders, criminal dispositions, name-change orders, appeal records, and other filings where a plain online printout is not enough. The exact copy cost was not captured in the official Marshall research, so the amount should be confirmed with the clerk before mailing payment or appearing at the counter.
- Identify the case by case number if possible. If the number is unknown, search KYeCourts or use party information to narrow the file.
- Confirm the court division. Circuit, Family, District, probate, traffic, and criminal records may route through different clerk lines.
- Ask whether the requested document can be copied and certified, or whether it is sealed, juvenile, expunged, archived, or otherwise restricted.
- Confirm the fee, payment method, pickup option, mailing option, and turnaround time directly with the Marshall Circuit Court Clerk.
- For archived files, obtain the facility, case number, and file locator number before contacting the State Records Center.
Note: KCOJ says the State Records Center cannot search stored court records by name or Social Security number.
Marshall Records Request Form Fields
The county open-records request form is a fallback for non-court county agency records and some local agency requests. It is not a substitute for the Circuit Court Clerk when the need is an official court case file. For court case records, provide enough identifying information for the clerk to locate the case quickly.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Requester name | Implied | Needed for agency or clerk response. |
| Mailing address and contact information | Implied | Use for mailed copies, billing, or clarification. |
| Phone or email | Unspecified | Helpful for faster follow-up; detention requests use email. |
| Records requested | Yes | Describe case number, party names, court, document type, and date range. |
| Delivery or inspection preference | Unspecified | State whether inspection, paper copies, certified copies, or electronic response is requested. |
| Signature and date | Implied | Standard public-records form element. |
Marshall County Clerk Fee Table
The researched fee items combine court payment methods, CourtNet access costs, County Clerk recording fees, and state certificate fees. The official research did not capture a Marshall-specific court copy fee schedule, and KCOJ noted civil filing fee increases effective July 1, 2026. Confirm current clerk copy and filing fees before relying on an amount.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| KYeCourts guest public court record search | Free guest access after reCAPTCHA. |
| CourtNet subscriber plan | Starts at $5/month; subaccounts $10/month/user; possible image, PDF, or excess-search fees. |
| Marshall court payments | Cash, money order, cashier's check, personal check, credit/debit with fee, and ePay. |
| County Clerk will recording | $47. |
| Renunciation of Will | $46. |
| Disclaimer of Will | $46. |
| Affidavit of Descent | $50. |
| Extra pages where the note applies | $3 for every page over the first five pages. |
| Kentucky vital marriage/divorce certificate | $6 per certified copy or search. |
Circuit Clerk vs County Clerk
Kentucky's Marshall County structure is easy to confuse because both offices use the word clerk. The Circuit Court Clerk is a Kentucky Court of Justice office for court records. The County Clerk is a county office for marriage licenses, recordings, elections, and county administrative records. A divorce decree belongs with the court clerk. A marriage license is issued by the County Clerk. A felony case file is a court clerk matter. A recorded affidavit of descent is a County Clerk recording.
The Marshall County open-records page supports county agency records and provides the county open-records process.
Use county open records for county agency files, while official court case files still route through the Circuit Court Clerk.
Archived Marshall Court Records
Older Marshall County court records may not appear in a public online search. KCOJ notes that the local clerk may provide the facility, case number, and file locator number for stored records. State Records Center requests require those identifiers and cannot be searched by name or Social Security number. The researched contact for stored record requests is state.records@ky.gov or 502-564-3617.
Archived does not always mean public. A stored file may still be sealed, expunged, juvenile, confidential, or redacted. Start with the Marshall Circuit Court Clerk so the court of origin, record status, and correct retrieval path are clear before contacting a state archive or records center.