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Brunson retires as Clarke County Circuit Clerk
Brunson, who grew up in Grove Hill and lived in Jackson, has been circuit clerk since 1989. Before that, he served 10 years as city clerk and administrator for the city of Jackson. Prior to that, he taught school and coached for a brief period. Brunson said the clerk’s job is to oversee the heavy load of district and circuit case filings and proceedings, as well as handle fines and other duties associated with the court system. Without a doubt, he said, the Clarke County caseload has tripled in all divisions since 1989. "And we still are doing it with the same number of employees, five," he said. He praised his five staffers. "These ladies know their jobs and they do a good job." He said that technology changes have enabled his staff to halfway keep up with the mounting caseload. Computers, the Internet and other advances have been a big help. Now, the state system is moving toward "e-filings," or a paperless court system where everything will be done by computer. Child support payments used to be made through the circuit clerk’s office and was a time consuming chore. Today, a central state agency, the Child Support Disbursement Center, handles the payments and it has taken a big load off the clerks, said Brunson, a former president of the Alabama Association of Circuit Clerks. Even with all of the technology changes and all of the challenges of working with the public, "What this job all boils down to is helping people. That is the part I have enjoyed the most," he said. Brunson and his wife, Becky, look forward to spending more time at a new home in Baldwin County. Jay Duke, the present revenue commissioner, was elected to the circuit clerk’s office this year and will take office Jan. 15. Gov. Bob Riley will appoint
someone to the balance of Duke’s term as revenue commissioner.
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