About the Jefferson County Court Clerk
The Court Clerk is an elected county officer who runs the case-file side of the courthouse. County records list Kimberly Berry as the Jefferson County Court Clerk. Her office sits inside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Waurika. Staff there file new cases, stamp documents, keep the official court record, and hand out certified copies. The clerk also takes in court costs, fines, and fees tied to each case. If a record was made by a judge or a party in a District Court case, the Court Clerk is the keeper of that file.
This office is easy to mix up with the County Clerk. They share the same building, yet they hold different records. The Court Clerk keeps court cases. The County Clerk records deeds, mortgages, and other land papers. A reader chasing a divorce file, a probate estate, or a traffic ticket wants the Court Clerk. A reader chasing a property deed wants the other office down the hall.
Jefferson County Court Clerk
Clerk: Kimberly Berry
220 North Main Street
Waurika, OK 73573
580-228-2961
Fax: 580-228-3242
Call 580-228-2961 to confirm hours
What the Jefferson County Court Clerk Keeps
The clerk holds the full sweep of District Court case types. Jefferson County District Court hears felony, misdemeanor, civil, family, and probate matters in one building. Each filing lands in the Court Clerk's record. The office is the front counter for both fresh filings and old paper files pulled from storage.
- Criminal cases, both felony (CF) and misdemeanor (CM) charges filed by the District Attorney.
- Civil suits, including debt, contract, and property disputes.
- Family and divorce cases, often filed under the FD case type.
- Probate, guardianship, and estate matters handled in District Court.
- Traffic cases (TR) brought in state court by the sheriff or highway patrol.
- Small claims, protective orders, and related case types.
City tickets are a different track. Waurika Municipal Court keeps those, not the county Court Clerk.
Note: A blank online search may mean wrong venue or a city case, so check Waurika Municipal Court when a county docket turns up nothing.
How to Request a Certified Copy
A certified copy is a court document stamped and signed as a true copy of the original. Courts, banks, and agencies often demand a certified copy rather than a plain printout. A plain copy is fine for personal reading. For anything official, ask for the certified version.
- Find the case number first. Search the online dockets by name or number, or call the clerk for help locating it.
- Note the exact document you need, such as a divorce decree, a judgment, or a probate order.
- Call 580-228-2961 to confirm the current copy and certification fee, since Jefferson County does not post a counter price list.
- Submit the request in person or by mail with the case number, the document name, and payment for the confirmed amount.
- Pick up the certified copy at the counter, or have it mailed back to the address you give.
Records Request Form Fields
Jefferson County does not post a downloadable request form in the sources found, so a plain letter or counter request works. Include enough detail for staff to pull the right file on the first try. The table below shows what a clean request should carry.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case or Party Name | Yes | Last, First for a person, or the full case style. |
| Case Number | Helpful | Speeds the search; staff can look it up if you lack it. |
| Document Type | Yes | Name the exact paper, such as decree, judgment, or order. |
| Copy Type | Yes | State plain or certified; certified carries a higher fee. |
| Requester Contact | Yes | Phone and mailing address for return and questions. |
| Payment | After confirming | Call 580-228-2961 first, then pay the quoted amount. |
Court Clerk Fees in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has not published a Court Clerk fee list in the sources reviewed. The one fixed cost confirmed is the Oklahoma marriage-license fee. For copy, certification, and search prices, call the office before you mail anything. Send the exact amount the clerk quotes.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $50 |
| Marriage license with premarital counseling certificate | $5 |
| Certified copy | Call 580-228-2961 |
| Plain copy | Call 580-228-2961 |
| Record search | Call 580-228-2961 |
Note: The $50 and $5 marriage figures follow the statewide Oklahoma rule, so confirm the local payment method with the Jefferson County Court Clerk before you arrive.
Jefferson County Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses come from the Court Clerk, not the County Clerk. Oklahoma sets the core rules statewide. Adults age 18 and older show proof of age, such as a driver license, a birth certificate, or a passport. There is no blood test and no residency rule. The standard fee is $50.
Couples who finish qualifying premarital counseling pay just $5. They must bring the original certificate, since copies, faxes, and emails are not accepted. Applicants who are 16 or 17 need parental consent and a certified birth certificate, plus a 72-hour wait unless a judge waives it. After the ceremony, the signed license goes back to the clerk for recording under Oklahoma law.
Call the Court Clerk first to confirm hours and whether both applicants must appear together.
Jefferson County Probate and Divorce Records
Probate and divorce both run through the District Court, so the Court Clerk keeps these files too. Probate covers wills, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and trusts. Divorce, custody, and support sit under the family-case docket. The clerk stores the petitions, the orders, and the final decrees.
Search the online dockets first to find a case, then ask the clerk for a certified copy of the decree or order. Land that passes through an estate can also show up across the hall if a deed gets recorded. For property papers tied to an estate, the County Clerk records those instruments. The full court process for these cases runs through Jefferson County District Court.
Note: Divorce and guardianship files can hold sealed or redacted parts, so some details stay closed even when the case itself is public.
Jefferson County Traffic Payments
Traffic tickets filed in state court become Jefferson County District Court cases. The Court Clerk records the citation, the plea, the fine, and the disposition. State citations from the sheriff or the highway patrol land here, while city tickets stay with Waurika Municipal Court.
Payment does not always run through the clerk's counter. Oklahoma offers an online e-payment search by county and case, citation, or payment-plan number. Pay with care, though. A quick online payment can count as a guilty plea and post a conviction. Call the clerk before paying if points, a CDL, or insurance status matters to you.
Jefferson County Court Records Online
Most case dockets are open online for free. The Oklahoma State Courts Network, known as OSCN, lists Jefferson County District Court in its court menu, and the OSCN Jefferson County page gathers local links. On Demand Court Records, or ODCR, also carries Jefferson County and allows name searches. Both show filing dates, parties, events, and dispositions.
Filing is moving online too. Attorneys and some filers use the Oklahoma Unified Case Management System to e-file in District and Appellate courts. The clerk still serves walk-in users who need help, copies, or records that never went digital. Online dockets show the case; certified paper still comes from the Court Clerk.
Note: Online dockets may hide sealed, juvenile, or freshly filed entries, so a blank result does not always prove a Jefferson County case never existed.
Older Jefferson County Court Records
Jefferson County is a small rural county, and not every old file has been scanned. Older estate files, decades-old judgments, and pre-digital case papers may live only on paper at the courthouse. The clerk's staff can pull these from storage. Call ahead so they have time to find the file before you drive in. The county officials directory lists the office contact for that call.
Federal Court Records Are Separate
The Jefferson County Court Clerk does not hold federal court records. Federal cases follow their own system. A federal crime, a civil-rights suit, a federal lawsuit, or a bankruptcy does not appear in the county file. Jefferson County sits in the Western District of Oklahoma, and the nearest federal courthouse for many residents is in Lawton.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma handles federal trials and civil suits for the region.
That court, not the county clerk, keeps federal criminal and civil case files for the area around Jefferson County.
Bankruptcy is its own track, and it is not the same as county probate.
Bankruptcy filings go to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, which sits in Oklahoma City.
A debtor's bankruptcy estate is handled there, while a deceased person's estate stays in District Court through the Court Clerk.
To read federal dockets, most users turn to PACER, the public access system for federal courts.
The CM/ECF lookup for the district court points to the right electronic filing system for federal district cases.
PACER charges a small per-page fee, unlike the free state dockets used for Jefferson County District Court cases.
A separate CM/ECF lookup for the bankruptcy court routes bankruptcy searches to the correct federal system.
Keeping these federal channels apart from the county Court Clerk saves a wasted trip to the Waurika courthouse.