Circuit Court Clerk

Cynthia Lee

Circuit Court Clerk

37th Judicial Circuit

Howell County, Missouri

Contact Information:

106 Courthouse

West Plains, MO  65775

(417) 256-3741

Hours/Days of Operation:

  8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

    Monday – Friday

     Excluding state holidays.

Member Missouri Circuit Clerk’s Association

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Welcome to the Howell County Circuit Clerk’s Office website.

Please be advised that this Court and Clerk’s Office is prohibited by law from responding to requests for legal advice. You will need to direct your requests to a licensed attorney. We do not accept filings via e-mail; the Supreme Court has not approved such documents. You may file documents by fax directed to the Circuit Clerk’s Office. Fees for facsimile must be paid before the release of any fax number.

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Criminal & Traffic:

Criminal/Traffic Supervisor:  Allyson Bice
Division I – Circuit Criminal
Division III – Associate Criminal & Traffic

Jury Management:

Websites:  Jury Commission     Jury FAQs
Jury Reporting Info Line:

   (417) 256-7505

Civil & Family Court:

Civil Supervisor – Crystal Howell
Division I – Circuit Civil, Family Court, & Juvenile Division
Division II – Associate Civil/Small Claims

Probate:

Division II – Probate
Guardianship & Conservatorship
Decedent’s Estates, Small Estates Affidavit

Docket Call:

Honorable Steven Privette

Presiding Circuit Judge, Div. I

Civil & Criminal: Settings, Dismissals, and Non-Evidentiary Motions: First and third Monday of each month at 1:00 PM
Ex Parte &Orders of Protection:  First and third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 PM
Criminal Public Defender: Each Friday at 8:30 AM

Honorable Melissa Stewart

Associate Circuit Judge, Div. II

Associate Civil:  Second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM with Trials immediately following announcements and call docket.
Assoc. Criminal: Felonies & Non-Support: Second Friday of each month at 9:00 AM and fourth Monday of each month at 1:00 PM

Honorable David Ray

Associate Circuit Judge, Div. III

Associate Criminal & Traffic:  Arraignment Docket: Each Monday at 9:00 AM
Prisoner Arraignments:   Daily or as needed.
Criminal & Traffic: Preliminary Hearings, Bench Trials, and Pleas: First and third Tuesdays of each month at 9:00 AM
Small Claims:  Second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1:30 PM
Probate:  Second and fourth Thursday of each month at 9:00 AM