Clerk’s Office celebrates a year of innovation, impact, service

The St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s Office celebrates a year of innovation and impactful achievements in 2025, fulfilling more than 1,000 statutory duties in service to residents.

“What a year! Our office maintained an unrelenting pace in 2025, both operationally with our core duties and innovatively with programs that have strengthened our services and expanded our community outreach,” said Clerk and Comptroller Brandon J. Patty.

Over the past year, the office:

• Revamped the website and expanded recording services across the county.

• Recorded 2,854 marriage licenses, 19,158 deeds, 13,189 mortgages, 28 plat maps and 81 PUD maps.

• Enrolled 11,700 residents in the free Property Fraud Alert service, which monitors recording activity tied to official records.

• Supported court operations for 39,975 cases and processed 4,885 pieces of evidence.

• Answered more than 91,163 phone calls through the Customer Care team.

• Responded to 2,864 requests for public records.

• Processed 2,227 petitions to the Value Adjustment Board for disputes over property tax value or exemptions.

• Paid 48,237 county invoices and processed payroll for more than 1,700 county employees.

One of the most impactful developments is the expansion of our Youth Services initiatives.

The revamped Teen Court program provides an interactive educational opportunity where students serve as attorneys, jurors, clerks and bailiffs in real cases involving their peers.

Scholars in Service: The Clerk Experience, provides a new shadowing opportunity for upper-level high school students, college students and recent graduates. 

For more information, go to stjohnsclerk.com.