Introduction

• Author: Nadine C. Atkinson-Flowers
• Profession: Attorney-at-Law
• Pages: 23-23

This book provides a guide for the duties of the Clerk of the Courts in the Parish Court and eases the

transition into learning and mastering the intricacies of working in the courts. As it focuses on criminal

practice and procedure, the Clerk of the Courts, deputy Clerks of the Courts, and assistant Clerks, and

other members of the prosecuting arm, can refer readily to it.

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and new practitioners unfamiliar with the procedures and practices in the Parish Court, as it condenses the

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In On Your Feet, the use of the term Clerk may refer variously to the Clerk, deputy Clerk, or assistant Clerk

who prosecutes matters before the Parish Court Judge. The book clearly sets out the statutory authority, the

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Parish Court.

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this publication seeks to bring together best practices.

Introduction