The Criminal Court Clerk of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee is responsible to perform the clerical duties for the operation of the criminal courts, both General Sessions Court and State Trial Court. The Clerk is responsible for record management, both hard copy and electronic, and prepares the minutes (official record) for the Criminal Trial Court.
Upon conclusion of cases, the Clerk calculates court costs and begins the collection of them, as required by statute. The Clerk prepares all cases under appeal for the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Criminal Court Clerk is also the custodian of all evidence submitted in the State Trial Courts.
