Kim Bentley serves as the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts in Wilkinson County, first being appointed in 2023. As Clerk, Kim also serves as the Jury Manager of the County, the Appeal Administrator of the Board of Equalization. 

 

Kim moved to Wilkinson County in 1981. Kim attended Calvary Christian Academy and Wilkinson County schools. She attended Macon State College. She married Marcus Bentley and has three children and two grandchildren.

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Clerks of Superior Court have been elected county constitutional officers since 1798, when the framers of Georgia's constitution created the office and provided for election of a clerk in each county of the state.

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The Clerk is accountable only to the people who elect her. She is not an employee or appointee of any county or state commission or any agent or agency of the judiciary. As an impartial county officer, the Clerk provides some of the most important checks-and- balances needed in both local county government and the state's judicial system.

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The Clerk receives, manages, and processes all court documents, collects and disburses all court fees, fines, and costs, and provides the public with access to court records. Additional duties include, but are not limited to, protecting and permanently maintaining citizens' property deeds and liens, managing county trial and grand juries, including summoning jurors for service; providing oversight and administrative support to the county Board of Tax Equalization; appointing notaries public, registering trade names, and is the elected official responsible for issuing subpoenas for court appearances.

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