Ripley County

Ripley County Courthouse

36th Judicial Circuit
100 Courthouse Square, Suite #4
Doniphan, MO 63935
(573) 996-2818
(573) 996-5014 (facsimile)

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District

Ripley County Courthouse
36th Judicial Circuit
100 Courthouse Square, Suite #4
Doniphan, MO 63935
(573) 996-2818
(573) 996-5014 (facsimile)


Ruth Austin, Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(573) 996-2818
(573) 996-5014 (facsimile)

Associate Division:
(573) 996-2013 
(573) 996-5014 (facsimile)

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

Docket Call:

  • Division I holds a law day the second and fourth Monday of each month.
  • Term Days are held the third Monday in March, June and November.
  • The criminal court, Division II, holds a law day each Wednesday.

Please contact the clerk's office for information about the following:
  • Adult Abuse Orders
  • Small Claims Filings
  • Traffic Court
  • Law Days
  • Dissolution Court
  • Criminal Court

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Ripley County Family Treatment Court
100 Courthouse Square
Doniphan, MO 63935

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


Ripley County Treatment Court
100 Courthouse Square
Doniphan, MO 63935
(573) 429-0078

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
Ruth Austin Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(573) 996-2818
(573) 996-5014
Debbie Swinford-Kimes Treatment Court Administrator 100 North Main Street
Room 204
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
(573) 429-0078
Devin Kirby Associate Circuit Judge Division 2

(573) 996-2818

Pay for Jurors:
$20 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
Naylor Municipal Division Held at Ripley County Courthouse
100 Courthouse Square, Suite #4
Doniphan, MO
63935


Get Directions
Ruth Austin, Circuit Clerk

(573) 996-2818

(573) 996-5014 (facsimile)
See Local Rules and Filing Information
Doniphan Municipal Division Held at Ripley County Courthouse
100 Courthouse Square, Suite #4
Doniphan, MO
63935


Get Directions
Ruth Austin, Circuit Clerk

(573) 996-2818

(573) 996-5014 (facsimile)
See Local Rules and Filing Information