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Butler County

Butler County Courthouse

36th Judicial Circuit
100 North Main
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

(573) 686-8082
(573) 686-8094 (facsimile)

Butler County Courthouse
36th Judicial Circuit
100 North Main
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
(573) 686-8082
(573) 686-8094 (facsimile)

Holly Lawson, Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(573) 686-8082
(573) 686-8094 (facsimile)

Please contact the clerk's office for information about the following:

Civil/Domestic Division
(573) 686-8082
(573) 686-8094 (facsimile)

Criminal Division
(573) 686-8087
(573) 686-8093 (facsimile)

Probate/Mental Health Division
(573) 686-8073
(573) 686-0056 (facsimile)

Hours/Days of Operation:
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays

Docket Call:

The court holds law days the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
The court holds felony days every Tuesday.

Get Directions

Butler County Treatment Court
100 North Main Street
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Debbie Swinford-Kimes, Treatment Court Administrator
100 North Main Street, Box 16
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
(573) 429-0078
[email protected]

SEMO Veterans Treatment Court
100 North Main
Box 16
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Debbie Swinford-Kimes, Treatment Court Administrator
100 North Main Street, Box 16
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
(573) 429-0078
[email protected]

First Name	Middle	Last Name	Title	Address	Phone	Facsimile	Notes
Sierra		Elliott	Juvenile Officer	614 Lindsey Avenue Poplar Bluff, MO 63901	(573) 686-8054
Kacey		Proctor	Presiding Judge		(573) 686-8080
John	H.	Shock	Associate Circuit Judge
Holly		Lawson	Circuit Clerk ADA Coordinator		(573) 686-8082	(573) 686-8094
Debbie		Swinford-Kimes	Treatment Court Administrator	100 North Main Street Room 204 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901	(573) 429-0078
C. Wade		Pierce	Associate Circuit Judge
Andrea		Vest	Official Court Reporter	100 N. Main Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 617, Alton, MO 65606 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901	(417) 270-6162		[email protected]

(573) 686-8082

Pay for Jurors:
$25 serving, $15 not serving, plus 70 cents/mile

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

Dress in layers or bring a sweater because the courtroom is kept cool.

Last Updated 08/28/2025

Hearing Location	Contact Information	More Information
Qulin Municipal Division Held at Butler County Courthouse 100 North Main Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 Get Directions	Holly Lawson, Circuit Clerk (573) 686-8082 (573) 686-8094 (facsimile)	Business operating hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays See Local Rules and Filing Information
Fisk Municipal Division Held at Butler County Courthouse 100 North Main Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 Get Directions	Holly Lawson, Circuit Clerk (573) 686-8082 (573) 686-8094 (facsimile)	Business operating hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays See Local Rules and Filing Information
Poplar Bluff Municipal Division 301 S. 5th Street Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 Get Directions	C. Wade Pierce, Municipal Provisional/Substitute Judge Ralph Innes, Municipal Judge Debra A Qualls, Municipal Court Administrator Chelsea Jones, Municipal Court Clerk Clerk Address: 501 Vine Street Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 (573) 686-8679 Mailing Address: 501 Vine Street Poplar Bluff, MO 63901	https://www.poplarbluff-mo.gov/159/Municipal-Court Court held operation hours: Please contact the court for information. Business operating hours: Please contact the court for information.