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- Hours : Mon-Fri 8:30 - 4:30pm
Circuit Court Clerk
Welcome to the Howell County Circuit Clerk’s Office Webpage
Cynthia Lee
Circuit Court Clerk
37th Judicial Circuit
Howell County, Missouri
Contact Information:
106 Courthouse
West Plains, MO 65775
(417) 256-3741
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.
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
