Talbot County Clerk of Superior Court
Talbot County's primary court-records clerk is the Clerk of Superior Court. The official clerk is Penny Dillingham-Mahone, also shown in some sources as Penny Dillingham Mahone. GSCCCA identifies her as Clerk of Superior Court, elected in 2005, with county code 130. The clerk manages Superior and Juvenile Court records and provides services connected to notary applications, real estate records, and UCC filings. The legal organ listed by GSCCCA is the Talbotton New Era.
Two official address forms appear in the research. The clerk site and GSCCCA list One Courthouse Sq., PO Box 325, Talbotton, GA 31827. The county Superior Court page lists 26 S Washington Ave, Talbotton, GA 31827. These address forms point to the courthouse square setting and should be treated as local official address conventions rather than a conflict. Phone access is 706-665-3239, with an additional office number at 706-665-3276 and fax at 706-665-8637.
Talbot County Clerk of Superior Court
Clerk: Penny Dillingham-Mahone
One Courthouse Sq.
PO Box 325
Talbotton, GA 31827
706-665-3239
Additional office: 706-665-3276
Fax: 706-665-8637
Confirm hours before visiting
The GSCCCA Talbot clerk directory entry confirms the clerk name, county code, courts managed, services, office hours, and contact data.
That directory is the most useful statewide confirmation source when the local clerk site is not reachable from all networks.
Talbot County Clerk Record Duties
The Talbot County Clerk of Superior Court is the records office for Superior Court civil, criminal, divorce, land-title, equity, felony, and related trial-court matters. GSCCCA also lists Juvenile Court among courts managed by the clerk, but juvenile records are not ordinary public lookup records. Real estate records, UCC filings, notary applications, and jury management also appear in the researched clerk services.
- Maintains Superior Court civil, felony criminal, divorce, equity, and land-title files.
- Handles Juvenile Court clerk functions, with access limits for juvenile records.
- Supports real estate records, UCC filings, notary applications, and jury management.
- Provides court calendars, forms, legal notices, and case-search access from the clerk site.
- Connects users to PeachCourt, GSCCCA eCertification, and statewide land-record channels.
Probate Court is separate for marriage licenses, estates, guardianships, weapons carry licenses, and probate records. Magistrate Court is separate for warrants, preliminary hearings, many lower-level matters, and smaller civil claims. That split matters because a person asking the clerk for a Probate Court estate or a Magistrate Court warrant may be redirected.
Search Talbot County Clerk Records
The clerk homepage links an official Case Search at Talbot Clerk WebCaseManagement. During research, automated access returned 403 or redirect-loop behavior, so the public fields, anonymous access rules, fees, and result screens could not be confirmed. Users may need to open the portal directly in a browser, try a supported device or network, or call the clerk if the portal does not load.
Georgia Courts E-Access is another path. The Georgia Courts e-access page says users are redirected to providers and must have an account to search court records. Talbot Superior is listed through PeachCourt. PeachCourt Access requires registration or login for Georgia civil and criminal e-filing and court documents, and public fields were not visible before account access.
| Channel | What it covers | Research status |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot Clerk Case Search | Official local case-search link | Fields not visible; research hit 403/redirect-loop behavior. |
| Georgia Courts E-Access | Provider-based court-record access | Redirect and account requirements noted by Georgia Courts. |
| PeachCourt | Civil and criminal e-filing and court documents | Login or registration required before fields were visible. |
| Clerk office | Older, certified, sealed-review, or non-digitized records | Use phone, mail, fax, or in-person request. |
| GSCCCA eCertification | Certified electronic court and real estate records | Portal exists; Talbot-specific per-document cost not found. |
Request Certified Talbot Clerk Copies
Certified copies are used when the receiving agency needs proof that a copy came from the clerk's official file. Common examples include divorce decrees, judgments, orders, real estate-related court records, name-change support, business filings, and records needed for another court. The clerk may need the case number, party names, file type, year, and the exact document requested before quoting cost or processing time.
- Identify the court and record type before contacting the clerk. Superior Court records belong here, while probate and magistrate records may not.
- Gather the case number, party names, filing year, judge or calendar context, and the document name if known.
- Call 706-665-3239 or 706-665-3276 to confirm availability, copy format, current cost, and whether mail or pickup is allowed.
- Submit the request in person, by mail to PO Box 325, by fax when accepted, or through an online/eCertification path if the document qualifies.
- Ask whether the copy is plain, certified paper, or electronically certified through GSCCCA eCertification.
- Check whether sealed, juvenile, adoption, protected, or confidential material requires a court order or party-only access.
The GSCCCA eCertification portal explanation describes tamper-proof electronic certified copies for court and real estate records.
Electronic certification may be useful when accepted by the receiving agency, but the clerk should confirm whether the Talbot record is eligible.
Talbot County Clerk Request Fields
No universal local court-record request form was located for Talbot County Clerk records. The ADA accommodation form is the researched court form with a full field inventory, and a record-copy request should still include enough identifying detail for staff to locate the file. The table separates practical copy-request details from the official ADA form fields that may be needed when a person requires accommodation for a hearing or court activity.
| Field | Type | Required or status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case number | Text | Useful if known | Helps locate Superior Court files. |
| Party names | Text | Practical requirement | Use full names and alternate spellings. |
| Document type | Text | Practical requirement | Examples include decree, order, judgment, pleading, or filing. |
| Copy type | Choice | Practical requirement | Plain, certified paper, or eCertified if available. |
| Requester contact | Text | Practical requirement | Name, phone, mailing address, and email if used. |
| Delivery method | Choice | Confirm with clerk | Pickup, mail, fax, or eligible online/eCertification channel. |
Talbot County ADA Request Fields
Talbot County posts a court reasonable-accommodation form. The form asks persons with physical or mental impairments to complete and return it to the ADA Coordinator for the court where they are scheduled to appear. It says requests generally require 14 days advance notice, although immediate needs are considered to the fullest extent possible. The ADA contact is Carol Ison, ADA Coordinator, Talbot County, 35 W Madison St, Talbotton, GA 31827, telephone 706-665-3220.
| Field label | Type | Options or notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name, address, telephone, e-mail | Text | Applicant identity and contact fields. |
| Participating as | Choice | Party, criminal defendant, witness, juror, observer, attorney/legal staff, judicial officer, or other. |
| Type of proceeding/activity | Text | List all court activities that apply. |
| Describe impairment | Text | Specific impairment requiring accommodation. |
| Requested accommodation | Text | Explain accommodation and effectiveness. |
| Alternative methods | Yes/no with explanation | Specify alternatives if any. |
| Dates and confidentiality choice | Text and choice | List dates/times and choose whether the request should be confidential. |
Note: ADA requests are separate from record-copy requests, but both may involve the Clerk of Superior Court when a Superior Court proceeding is involved.
Talbot County Clerk Fees
The official Talbot sources reviewed did not publish a complete Superior Court copy-fee schedule. The research did locate a trade-name registration fee and confirmed the existence of eCertification, but not Talbot-specific plain-copy, certified-copy, search, or eCertified per-document pricing. The missing amounts should be confirmed with the clerk before mailing payment or relying on an estimate.
| Item | Amount or source status |
|---|---|
| Superior Court plain copies | Fee not located in official Talbot sources |
| Superior Court certified copies | Fee not located in official Talbot sources |
| eCertified copies | Available through GSCCCA eCertification; Talbot-specific cost not found |
| Trade name registration | $162 filing fee to Clerk of Superior Court; PDF says call 706-846-3188 |
| Marriage certificate or search through DPH | $10 search/certificate, additional copies $5 |
| Probate filings | Talbot-specific probate fee schedule not located in official sources |
Talbot County Clerk Staff Channels
The clerk staff page names Terri Jenkins as Chief Deputy Clerk for Superior Court Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Court, with office phone 706-665-3239 and email terri.jenkins@gsccca.org. Dakota Whitley is listed as Administrative Assistant for Superior Court Real Estate and Jury Management, with office phone 706-665-3276 and email dakota.whitley@gsccca.org. These staff roles help route requests when a user knows whether the matter is a court case, real estate record, or jury issue.
Formal open-records access still depends on the office holding the record. Georgia Open Records Act principles apply unless a court record is governed by court rules, sealing orders, confidentiality law, or a provider account process. Superior Court Rule 21 treats court records as public unless limited by law or court procedure, while Rule 21.6 protects identifiers and confidential information. Juvenile, adoption, sealed, protected-order, and restricted records should not be treated as ordinary public files.