The Vote Vince Dean campaign officially announces that Vince Dean will seek another term as the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk.
The Office of Criminal Court Clerk functions independently in the Judicial Process. The role of the office is specifically articulated in the Tennessee State Code and is completely under the direction of the Criminal Court Clerk. While it works closely with the Courts that it serves, it is autonomous and provides support, as needed to those courts. The Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk’s office has a combined budget of nearly $5 million. There are currently 60 deputy clerks in the 3 offices, each of which is accountable to the elected Criminal Court Clerk.
First elected to this position in 2014, Vince is pleased to reflect on the many accomplishments that have been made through the efforts of him and his administration. One of his first goals was to make the offices he oversees more user friendly. “We recognized early on that many of our customers did not understand the difference between a Session’s court case and a Criminal Court Case. Not having that understanding often made it difficult when coming in to make a payment on the court ordered fines and associated fees,“ Dean said…