General Information About Us

Location, Organization and Contact Numbers

The Thurston County Clerk's Office has two offices. The Civil and Criminal Division (the Criminal / Civil Division) is located in West Olympia and the Family, Juvenile and Probate/Guardianship Division (the Family / Juvenile Division) is located in the Mottman Industrial Park in Tumwater. Its organization consists of the County Clerk, Chief Deputy Clerk, Managers and staff. The main number for the West Olympia office is 360-786-5430 and the main number for the Family and Juvenile Division is 360-709-3260. Staff members can be reached through the contact numbers listed below.

Hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Additional information about the Clerk's Office, money issues, and access to records is located in A Citizen's Guide to the Thurston County Clerk's Office and in the Clerk's Office Collection of Criminal Legal Financial Obligations (LFO).

Location of Criminal / Civil Division

The Criminal / Civil Division of the Clerk's Office is located on the first floor of Building 2 at the Thurston County Courthouse's Main Campus, at 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Bldg. 2, Room 120, Olympia, WA 98502.

Directions - to the Thurston County Courthouse:

From I-5 going north or south: take Exit 104 onto Highway 101 (101 North-Aberdeen/Port Angeles). Take the first exit off Hwy 101 (Cooper Pt Rd/Crosby Blvd - Evergreen Park Dr/Mottman Rd). At the end of the exit ramp turn right onto Cooper Pt Rd. Turn right at the traffic light onto Evergreen Park Drive and continue approximately 3/4 mile. Turn left onto Lakeridge Drive for 2 blocks.

From Hwy 101 going south: take the Cooper Point Road Exit and turn left at the traffic light. Turn right at the second light onto Evergreen Park Drive and continue approximately 3/4 mile. Turn left onto Lakeridge Drive for 2 blocks.

The Courthouse is located on the right. Parking is available in the front of the Courthouse complex.

Thurston County Courthouse Complex

Location of Family / Juvenile / Division

The Family / Juvenile Division of the Clerk's Office is located on the first floor at the Thurston County Family and Juvenile Court Facility, 2801 - 32nd Avenue SW, Tumwater, WA 98512.

Directions - to the Family and Juvenile Court:

From I-5 north or south: take Exit 104 onto Highway 101 (101 North-Aberdeen/Port Angeles). Take the first exit off Hwy 101 (Cooper Pt. Rd./Crosby Blvd. - Evergreen P Dr./Mottman Rd). At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Cooper Pt. Rd. Turn right at the second traffic light onto Mottman Road. Turn left on RW Johnson Blvd. Turn right on 32^nd Ave SW.

From Hwy 101 going south: take the Black Lake Blvd exit. Turn right at the traffic light onto Black Lake Blvd. Stay in the left only lane and follow it as it turns left onto 21st. Follow the road as it makes a right hand curve onto RW Johnson Blvd to a 4-way stop. Continue on RW Johnson about 1/2 mile, then turn right onto 32nd Ave SW.

Clerk's Office Organization

The Thurston County Clerk's Office is organized as follows:

The County Clerk - is an elected official provided by the Washington State Constitution with specific and special duties assigned by statute and court rules. These duties are administrative in nature and in some instances, quasi-judicial. The Clerk is best characterized as the administrative and financial officer of the superior court in the county. Because of its close relationship to the superior courts, the Clerk's Office is a highly technical office. More information on the County Clerk can be found at Clerk's Duties and Clerk's Biography.

The Chief Deputy - is appointed by the elected County Clerk to serve as an administrator, managing departments within the office under the direction of the County Clerk and oversees preparation of Clerk's Office annual budget.

The Clerk's Office is organized as follows:

Family & Juvenile Team- Handles all family law cases under Title 26 RCW (including Paternity and Non-Parental Custody), and all Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Anti-Harassment, Probate, Guardianship and Adoption cases.

Civil/Criminal Team- Handles all Appeals, Unlawful Detainer Actions, Medical Malpractice, Property Disputes, Torts, Mental Illness, etc., and all criminal cases except Juvenile Offender.

Administration - No case type; general information.

The team members are located in close physical proximity to each other enabling group discussion, problem solving and the ability to assist each other when needed. This also provides a better opportunity to respond to telephone inquiries. Teams are responsible for making sure that at least one team member is present at all times to answer telephone and counter inquiries. However, if you are attempting to contact someone in the office and you receive voice mail, you have the option of either pressing "0" to get our receptionist or dialing the Manager of that team for assistance. If no one is available in that team (and sometimes this happens) leave a voice mail message with your name, telephone number, case number, or question, and someone will return your call as soon as possible.

Contact Numbers

Please use the following phone list when contacting the Clerk's Office or for information regarding jury duty.

MAIN NUMBER Civil and Criminal
MAIN NUMBER Family and Juvenile

(360) 786-5430
(360) 709-3260

ADMINISTRATION:

Betty J. Gould, County Clerk

Linda Myhre Enlow, Chief Deputy

Tawni Sharp, Financial Manager

Clerk's IT Consultant

Records Manager

786-5549

786-5434

786-5431

709-3285

786-5138

CIVIL/CRIMINAL (Main Courthouse):

Manager
Financial Manager
Clerk's Coordinator
Collections Officer

786-5435

786-5431

786-5428

786-5591

FAMILY & JUVENILE:

Manager

Clerk's Coordinator

Domestic Violence Liaison

Family Court Facilitator

709-3271
709-3267

709-3275

709-3269

CONFIRMATIONS BY WEB SITE (required if you have Internet access):

Web Site Confirmations

Click on Web Site Hearing Confirmations

CONFIRMATIONS by phone
(only if no Internet access):
786-5423

JURY DUTY

Jury Administrator/Information

Jury Call Back for Service

786-5558

786-5566

Jury Duty FAQ

(for additional questions, contact the Superior Court receptionist at 786-5560)

Last modified: 09/21/2009