Marcia Johnson named "Clerk of the Year"

Marcia M. Johnson, who has been Franklin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller since 2004, was the recipient of the “Clerk of the Year” award from the Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers Association whose membership consists of the 68 Clerks and Comptrollers throughout the State.  She received the award at the Association’s annual conference banquet held on Tuesday, June  10^th, in Palm Beach County.  At that same time, Mrs. Johnson was sworn in as the Secretary of the Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers Association for the year beginning July 1^st, which means she could be the President in the year 2018.  Mrs. Johnson has served as Chair of the Association’s Best Practice Committee since 2009.  The function of that committee is to develop and implement suggested processes and practices with statewide consistency for use in the daily operations of the Clerk’s Office.    Mrs. Johnson has served on the CiviTek Board of Managers who oversee the management of various business aspects of the Association programs, and she has served on the Self Help/Pro Se Committee which provides input to promote access to the court for those people without attorneys.  In addition, she has served on the CLERICUS Subcommittee which provides support for the CLERICUS software used in 35 counties, and she serves on the Performance Improvement and Efficiencies Committee for the Clerk of Court Operations Corporation (CCOC) which reviews and recommends performance measure changes and reporting needs for the CCOC as a whole.  Mrs. Johnson also serves on the Florida Supreme Court’s Advisory Workgroup on Family Law Forms.

Mrs. Johnson had this to say about receiving the “Clerk of the Year” award, “I was certainly honored to receive such statewide recognition, and I am grateful to have the respect and friendship of the other clerks throughout the State.  Likewise, I am appreciative of my staff, the county officials, the county employees and our citizens who support me in my commitment to excellence.   I plan to seek re-election in 2016, and in that journey,   I strive to make Franklin County proud.   To be from one of the smallest counties and receive this award is very exciting”.

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