Benton County

Benton County Courthouse

27th Judicial Circuit
316 Van Buren Road
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO 65355

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District

Benton County Courthouse
27th Judicial Circuit
316 Van Buren Road
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO 65355


Shanda Schultz, Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(660) 438-7712
(660) 438-5755 (facsimile)

27th Circuit Family Treatment Court
100 West Franklin
Clinton, MO 64735

Deborah Powell, Court Administrator
100 West Franklin
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7242
[email protected]


Benton County Pretrial Services
100 W. Franklin
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7316

Cheryl Brown, Pretrial Administrator
100 W. Franklin 
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7316
[email protected]

Doug Retherford, Pretrial Administrator
100 W. Franklin 
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7316
[email protected]


Benton County Treatment Court
316 Van Buren Street
Warsaw, MO 65355

Pat Nilson, Treatment Court Administrator
100 West Franklin
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7242
[email protected]



First Name Middle Last Name Suffix Title Address Phone Facsimile Notes
M. Brandon Baker Presiding Judge (660) 885-7242
Deborah Powell Court Administrator P.O. Box 487
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7242
Shanda Schultz Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
P.O. Box 37
316 Van Buren Road
Warsaw, MO 65355
(660) 438-7712
(660) 438-5755
Pat Nilson Presiding Judge's Secretary P.O. Box 487
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7242
James Kjar Associate Circuit Judge
Anthony Evans Chief Juvenile Officer P.O. Box 487
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-7248

(660) 438-7712

Pay for Jurors:
$30 serving, $20 not serving, plus 70 cents/mile

Reading materials permitted in waiting areas (not courtrooms):
Books, etc.

Last Updated 08/28/2025
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316 Van Buren Road
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO
65355


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Shanda Schultz, Circuit Clerk
Clerk Address:
P.O. Box 37
316 Van Buren Road
Warsaw, MO
65355
Cole Camp Municipal Division Held at Benton County Courthouse
316 Van Buren Road
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO
65355


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Shanda Schultz, Circuit Clerk
Clerk Address:
P.O. Box 37
316 Van Buren Road
Warsaw, MO
65355
Warsaw Municipal Division Held at Benton County Courthouse
316 Van Buren Road
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO
65355


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Shanda Schultz, Circuit Clerk
Clerk Address:
P.O. Box 37
316 Van Buren Road
Warsaw, MO
65355