How to Address a Court Clerk
How to Address a Clerk of a Circuit Court
—-Envelope, official:
—-—-The Honorable (full name)
—-—-Clerk of the Circuit Court
—-—-(Name of court)
—-—-(Address)
—-—-—-Which looks like:
—-—-—-—-The Honorable Gary R. Clemens
—-—-—-—-Clerk of the Circuit Court
—-—-—-—-Chesterfield County
—-—-—-—-P.O. Box 12345
—-—-—-—-Chesterfield, VA 12345-6789
—-Letter salutation:
—-—-Dear Mr./Ms. (surname):
—-Conversation: How to Address a Court Clerk
—-—-Mr./Ms. (surname)
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
How to Address a Clerk of a Lower Court
—-Envelope, official:
—-—-Mr./Ms. (full name)
—-—-Clerk of the (court)
—-—-(Address)
—-—-—-Which looks like:
—-—-—-—-Ms. Lynn C. Horsky
—-—-—-—-Clerk of the Traffic Court
—-—-—-—-321 Lewis Speedway
—-—-—-—-St. Augustine, FL 9876
—-Letter salutation:
—-—-Dear Mr./Ms. (surname):
—-Conversation:
—-—-Mr./Ms. (surname) Address a Court Clerk
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
When Should You Use the Forms on this Page?
You can use these forms of address for any mode of communication: addressing a letter, invitation, card or Email. (If there are differences between the official and social forms of address, I will have mentioned the different forms.) The form noted in the salutation is the same form you say when you say their name in conversation or when you greet them.
___What I don’t cover on this site are many things I do cover in my book: all the rules of forms of address, about names, international titles, precedence, complimentary closes, details on invitations, place cards, all sorts of introductions, etc. I hope you’ll get a copy of the book if you’d like the further detail.
Not Finding Your Answer?
—-#1) At right on desktops, at the bottom of every page on tablets and phones, is a list of all the offices, officials & topics covered on the site.
—-#2) If you don’t see the official you seek included or your question answered send me an e-mail. I am pretty fast at sending a reply: usually the next day or so (unless I am traveling.) Note: I don’t have mailing or Email addresses for any of the officials and I don’t keep track of offices that exist only in history books.
—-#3) If I think your question is of interest to others, Sometimes I post the question – but always change all the specifics.
— Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey author of “Honor & Respect”
Recommended Resources: The Protocol School of Washington (PSOW) and Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association (PDI-POA) For more information see the Protocol Resources page.