Name | Title | Phone | |
Jaime Talbot | Clerk of District Court | (406) 822-3538 | jtalbot@mt.gov |
Keanan Taylor | Deputy Clerk of Court | (406) 822-3538 | Keanan.taylor@mt.gov |
District Court
Clerk of District Court
This office keeps the official records for the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Mineral County.
The Clerk of the District Court maintains the court docket, receives and processes fines and fees, and files legal documents on the following types of cases: felony criminal, juvenile, civil, adoption, dependent neglected youth, guardianship, probate, and sanity cases. This office also collects child support payments and criminal fines and fees.
You can apply for a marriage license, or pick up passport applications here.
This office is responsible for calling juries for criminal and civil trials.
Our mailing address is:
Clerk of District Court, P.O. Box 129, Superior, MT 59872
Case Types Handled in District Court:
- Criminal – Felony
- Juvenile/Youth Court
- Civil
- Dissolution and Parenting Plans
- Probate
- Guardianship
- Adoption
- Dependent/Neglect Child Cases
Jury
Jury service is for a term of 1 year, July 1 to June 30. Questionaires will be mailed to the jury pool in June or July of each year. It is important to return your jury questionaires to the Clerk of Court within the 7 days allowed. From this pool of jurors, a random selection will be pulled for a jury trial. A jury questionaire can be found here: Jury Questionaire.
Marriage License
The Marriage License Application (Here) needs to be filled out (fields 5a through 15d, 35 a, b, c) and brought into the office, faxed, or emailed. Do not sign the application until asked to do so by the Clerk of Court. Both parties must be 18 years of age or older. If you are 16 or 17 years old, you may marry only with the permission of the parents and after pre-marital counseling, and approval by a District Court Judge. The counseling must be at least 2 sessions, ten days apart, before applying for the license.
Both applicants must come to the Clerk of Court’s Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to review and sign the application. The cost of the license is $53.00. Each certified copy of the license will be $7.00.
Forms & Documents
District court forms and information can be found at www.courts.mt.gov . We also have a Public Portal to search cases, and find upcoming calendars on that same website.
Address
300 River Street, Third Floor
P. O. Box 129
Superior, Montana 59872
Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Phone Number
(406) 822-3538
Fax
(406) 822-3822