Board Of Supervisors
Chancery Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Circuit Court District , Circuit Court Judges
Chancery District, Chancery Judges
Constables
County Coroner
County Engineer
County Prosecuting Attorney
County/Youth Court Judge
District Attorney
Election Commissioners
Justice Court Judges
Sheriff Department
Tax Assessor
Tax Collector
Chancery Clerk
Marilyn Hansell
P.O. Box 309
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 332-1595
The Chancery Clerk is elected to a four-year term. The Chancery Clerk is the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and of the Chancery Court. The Clerk is responsible for maintaining the records of both the Board and the Court.
Circuit Clerk
Barbara Esters-Parker
P.O. Box 1276
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 378-2747
The Circuit Court clerk is elected to a four-year term. The Clerk is the chief officer of the Circuit Court and chief elections officer of the county. The Clerk maintains the voter rolls and assists the Election Commissioners in purging the voter rolls, and assists election officials in conducting primary and general elections.
4th Circuit Court District , Circuit Court Judges
Honorable Betty W. Sanders
P.O. Box 244
Greenwood MS 38935-0244
(662) 455-7946
Honorable Ashley Hines
P.O. Box 1315
Greenville MS 38702-1315
(662) 334-2652
Honorable Margaret Cary-McCray
P.O. Box 1775
Greenville MS 38702-1775
(662) 334-2797
Honorable Richard Smith
P.O. Box 1953
Greenwood MS 38935-1429
(662) 453-1429
Circuit Court Judges are elected in non-partisan races to four-year terms. Most circuit court cases are heard by juries, although some circumstances may permit bench trials. Circuit judges have the power to issue extraordinary writs.
9th Chancery District, Chancery Judges
Honorable Vickie R. Barnes
P.O. Box 351
Vicksburg MS 39181-0351
(601) 636-8327
Honorable Marie Wilson
P.O. Box 1762
Greenville MS 38702-1762
(662) 334-2685
Honorable Jane R. Weathersby
P.O. Box 1380
Indianola MS 38751
(662) 887-7070
Chancery Court Judges, often called chancellors, are elected in non-partisan races for four-year terms. Most chancery court cases are non-jury proceedings, although juries may be impaneled in certain circumstances. Chancery courts have jurisdiction over matters involving equity, divorce, alimony, probate, guardianship, and sanity.
Constables
Robert C. Anderson, District 1
Nathaniel Watkins, District 2
Tony Pratt, District 3
905 W. Alexander Street
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 332-0633
The County Constable shall keep and preserve the peace within his county by aiding and assisting in executing the criminal laws of the state for the Justice Courts of his district. Constables shall obey all lawful orders and execute all judgments for Justice Courts within this district.
1792 Northview Drive
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 379-2450
The Coroner is elected to a four-year term and may run for re-election. The Coroner is the chief county medical examiner and/or county medical examiner investigator. This official is responsible for issuing declarations of death and performing or reporting results of autopsies in cases requiring such action.
P.O. Box 368
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 334-1865
The County Engineer executes all orders of survey directed to him by any court, all surveys of land within his county at the request of the owners or proprietors, and to survey, resurvey, measure, and divide land as requested by the county board of supervisors.
County Prosecuting Attorney
Eric Hawkins, Esq.
128 S. Poplar
Greenville, MS 387702
(662) 378-2171
The County Prosecuting Attorney represents the state in all investigations for felony in Justice Court and County Court and in all criminal cases appealed to the Circuit Court from County Court. The county prosecutor may assist the district attorney, present matters to the county grand jury, and in some youth court proceedings. The county attorney is elected to a four-year term.
County/Youth Court Judge
Honorable Vernita King Johnson
P.O. Box 816
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 334-2657
The County Court has jurisdiction concurrent with the Justice Court in all criminal matters of misdemeanors and felony preliminary hearings; jurisdiction of felony cases, except capital offenses, when the Circuit Court transfers such cases to it; jurisdiction of criminal cases appealed from the Justice Court and Municipal Courts. These cases are files in the Civil Division and Criminal Division of the County Court.
The County Court has exclusive jurisdiction of all cases wherein a juvenile (a child under the age of eighteen years) is alleged to be a child in need of supervision, an abused child, a neglected child or a delinquent child (one who commits a crime). These cases are filed in the Youth Court Division of the County Court.
District Attorney
Dewayne Richardson, Esq.
P O BOX 426
Greenville MS 38702
(662) 378-2105
The District Attorney office handles criminal cases in Washington County. The District Attorney prosecutes criminals who commit felony crimes, gives legal advise to law enforcement agencies, handles bad checks and provides assistance to victims of crime.
Election Commissioners
Linda Boschert, District 1
Bob Jones, District 2
Pearlie Holmes, District 3
Sadie Seard, District 4
Bettye Wilson, District 5
P.O. Box 1276
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 334-2650
Washington County's Election Commission is responsible for purging voters who have died or moved out of the jurisdiction from the voter rolls. Other duties include organizing and supervising all general and special elections and precinct redistricting. The commission has five members elected to a four-year term. The districts are divided along supervisor district boundaries.
Justice Court Judges
Honorable Laverne Holmes, District 1
Honorable Bernadine Young, District 2
Honorable Cedric Bush, District 3
905 W. Alexander Street
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 332-0633
Justice Court Judges shall have civil and criminal jurisdiction of all actions where the principal of the debt, amount of the demand, or the value of the property sought to be recovered shall not exceed $2500.
Sheriff Department
Milton M. Gaston
P.O. Box 786
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 334-4523
The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county and is elected to a four-year term. The Sheriff is the chief officer of the Chancery and Circuit Courts and maintains the county law library. The Sheriff is in charge of the county courthouse, jail, and protection of prisoners.
P.O. Box 1526
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 334-3651
The Tax Assessor official is elected to a four-year term. The Tax Assessors role is to maintain the personal, real, and ad valorem tax rolls of the county. The Collector is responsible for keeping the records of tax payments and depositing the money in the county treasury.
Tax Collector
Mickey Fratesi, Interim Tax Collector
P.O. Box 9
Greenville, MS 38702
(662) 378-2922
The Tax Collector official is elected to a four-year term. The Tax Collector is responsible for keeping the records of tax payments and depositing the records of tax payments and depositing the money in the county treasury.