This Is Not a Court or Government Office. This private resource cannot pull an official docket, change a setting, remove or seal a case, issue a certified copy, or provide legal advice. Those requests must go to the court or clerk directly.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
Use the record type and court level to choose the official Kemper County contact.
- Circuit criminal or civil docket: request it from the Circuit Clerk, or use PAMEC when the case is in the adopted Tenth Circuit MEC system.
- Chancery docket or file: contact the Chancery Clerk for domestic, estate, guardianship, land, equity, and related records.
- Court date or setting: check the court calendar route, then confirm with the clerk or court administrator.
- Certified copy: ask the originating clerk, identifying the case, document, and certification needed.
- Justice or municipal case: contact the issuing lower court, not the Circuit Clerk by default.
For Circuit Court criminal and civil dockets, the primary county records counter is Kemper County Circuit Clerk, Shirley Steele Jackson, P.O. Box 130, DeKalb, MS 39328. The current county courthouse phone sheet lists 601-743-8179; the 2026 state directory retains 601-743-2224. The courthouse address is 123 Main St., De Kalb, MS 39328 in the current state directory, while the county FAQ says 123 Main Ave. The published Circuit Court hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; confirm the address suffix and records-desk routing before travel.
For Chancery records, contact Kemper County Chancery Clerk, Sherline D. Watkins, at 280 Veteran Street, De Kalb, MS 39328, or P.O. Box 188. The current county sheet lists 601-743-8368; the Sixth Chancery MEC listing shows 601-743-2460. Its published court hours are also 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Justice Court’s current county-sheet number is 601-743-8267. DeKalb Municipal Court is 601-743-9197, and Scooba Municipal Court is 662-476-8451.