Carter County

Carter County Courthouse

36th Judicial Circuit
1122 Main Street
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4513

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District

Carter County Courthouse
36th Judicial Circuit
1122 Main Street
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4513

Mary Godsy, Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(573) 323-4513

[email protected]


Associate Division:
(573) 323-4344

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

Docket Call:

  • Division I calls its docket the second and fourth Monday of each month.
  • The associate civil division calls its docket the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

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Carter County Treatment Court
1122 Main Street
Van Buren, MO 63965

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 Suffix 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
Mary Godsy Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(573) 323-4513
Steven F. Lynxwiler Associate Circuit Judge

(573) 323-4513

Pay for Jurors:
$12 serving or not serving, plus 70 cents/mile

Reading materials permitted in waiting areas (not courtrooms):
No books

Last Updated 08/28/2025
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Van Buren Municipal Division Held at Carter County Courthouse
1122 Main Street
Van Buren, MO
63965


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Mary Godsy, Circuit Clerk

(573) 323-4513
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Grandin Municipal Division Held at Carter County Courthouse
1122 Main Street
Van Buren, MO
63965


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Mary Godsy, Circuit Clerk

(573) 323-4513
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Ellsinore Municipal Division Held at Carter County Courthouse
1122 Main Street
Van Buren, MO
63965


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Mary Godsy, Circuit Clerk

(573) 323-4513
See Local Rules and Filing Information