The Circuit Court clerk is Cheryl J. Castle Cases are heard at the Montgomery County Courts Center, 2
Millennium Plaza. Call 648-5700 or go to www.montgomerycountytn.org.
The court is presided over by Chancellor Laurence M. McMillan Jr., who serves both Montgomery and
Robertson Counties.
Cases in Montgomery County are heard at the Courts Center in room 304 at 2 Millennium Plaza. Call
648-5703 or go to www.montgomerycountytn.org.
Call 648-4604 or go to the City Judge page at www.cityofclarksville.com.
District Attorney General John Carney's office is at 101 N. Third St. 648-5574.
Public Defender Roger Nell's office is at 112 S. Second St. 648-5538.
General Sessions Court
General Sessions. Three judges preside over General Sessions Court in Montgomery County: John J. Hestle,
Wayne Shelton and Ray Grimes. Cases are heard at the Montgomery County Courts Center, 2 Millennium
Plaza. Call 648-5700 or go online to www.montgomerycountytn.org.
Circuit Court
Circuit Court. Three judges are on the bench in Circuit Court for the 19th Judicial District, serving Montgomery
and Robertson counties: Mike Jones, John H. Gasaway and Ross Hicks.
Chancery Court
Chancery Court handles civil cases, including but limited to contract debt, real estate, workers' compensation,
probate, conservatorship/guardianship, adoption, partition suits and divorce.
City Court
City Court handles traffic citations in Clarksville and violations of city ordinances. Cases are heard by City
Judge Charles W. Smith at 106 Public Square.
District Attorney's Office
The District Attorney's Office handles the prosecution of cases in General Sessions Court and Circuit Court
and the collection of unpaid child support in the 19th Judicial District.
Public Defender's Office
The Public Defender's Office is appointed by the court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases,
beginning with pretrial hearings and continuing through the appellate courts.