Douglas County

Douglas County Courthouse

44th Judicial Circuit
203 E. Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO 65608

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District

Douglas County Courthouse
44th Judicial Circuit
203 E. Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO 65608


Kim Hathcock, Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(417) 683-4713
(417) 683-2794 (facsimile)

Deputy Clerks: Kayla Barnum, Kim Miller, Kari Pierce, Jonathan Blakey

Law Day: Civil Docket 1:30 p.m. first Monday of the first full week of each month
Criminal Docket: 9 a.m. first Tuesday of the first full week of each month
Additional criminal docket set mid-month

Hours/Days of Operation:
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays

Douglas County Juvenile Office
Regional Detention Center

Marla Solomon – Chief Juvenile Officer
Fallon Givans – Detention Supervisor
First Monday of the first full week of each month at 9 a.m. Additional docket mid-month.

1400 Industrial Park Drive
Post Office Box 390
Mountain Grove, MO 65667
(417) 926-3129
(417) 926-6239 (facsimile)

Rose Hiler – Deputy Juvenile Officer
Courtney Smith – Deputy Juvenile Officer
Jeannette Higby – Secretary

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Douglas County Treatment Court
203 East Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO 65608

Jennifer Horn, Treatment Court Administrator
203 East Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-6836
[email protected]



First Name Middle Last Name Suffix Title Address Phone Facsimile Notes
R. Craig Carter Presiding Judge 1402 Haden St.
P.O. Box 489
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-5556
Jennifer Horn Treatment Court Administrator P.O. Box 249
203 E. Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-6836
(417) 683-6634
Marla Solomon Juvenile Officer 1400 Industrial Park Drive
P.O. Box 390
Mountain Grove, MO 65667
(417) 926-3129
(417) 926-6239
Juna Rice Court Reporter (417) 683-5556
Veronica J. Ratzlaff Presiding Judge's Secretary 1402 Haden Street
P.O. Box 489
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-5556
Elizabeth Bock Associate Circuit Judge P.O. Box 249
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-4713
(417) 683-3121
Kim Hathcock Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
P.O. Box 249
203 E. Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-4713
(417) 683-2794
Fallon Givans Detention Supervisor 1400 Industrial Park Drive
P.O. Box 390
Mountain Grove, MO 65667
(417) 926-3129
(417) 926-6239
Rose Hiler Deputy Juvenile Officer 1400 Industrial Park Drive
P.O. Box 390
Mountain Grove, MO 65667
(417) 926-3129
(417) 926-6239
Courtney N. Smith Deputy Juvenile Officer 1400 Industrial Park Drive
P.O. Box 390
Mountain Grove, MO 65667
(417) 926-3129
(417) 926-6239
Jeannette Higby Juvenile Secretary 1400 Industrial Park Drive
P.O. Box 390
Mountain Grove, MO 65667
(417) 926-3129
(417) 926-6239

(417) 683-2794

Pay for Jurors:
$6 serving or not serving, plus 70 cents/mile

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

Last Updated 08/28/2025
Hearing Location Contact Information More Information
Ava Municipal Division Held at Douglas County Courthouse
203 E. Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO
65608


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Kim Hathcock, Circuit Clerk
Clerk Address:
P.O. Box 249
203 E. Lincoln Avenue
Ava, MO
65608
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Douglas County, Missouri, was formed in October 29, 1857. The county is named after Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois state legislator, who unsuccessfully ran against Abraham Lincoln for the United States Presidency.