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Circuit Court Clerks 1731 – Present
| Name | Court | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catesby Cocke | County | Colchester | 1731-1742 |
| Peter Wagener | County | Orlando 1 | 1742-1752 |
| John Graham | County | Dumfries 2 | 1752-1777 |
| Robert Graham | County | Dumfries | 1777-1795 |
| John I. Williams 3 | County | Dumfries | 1795-1813 |
| Philip D. Dawe | County | Dumfries/Brentsville | 1813-1832 |
| John Williams, II | Circuit 4 | Brentsville 5 | 1832-1852 |
| Philip D. Lipscomb | Circuit | Brentsville | 1852-1865 |
| Modecai B. Sinclair 6 | Circuit | Brentsville | 1865-1869 |
| John C. Poor 7 (appointed) | Circuit | Brentsville | 1869-1870 |
| Little C. Osmun 8 | Circuit | Brentsville | 1870-1870 |
| Lucian A. Davis | Circuit | Brentsville | 1871-1887 |
| Edwin Nelson (appointed) 9 | Circuit | Brentsville 10 | 1887-1911 |
| William E. Lipscomb (appointed) 11 | Circuit | Manassas | 1911-1911 |
| John A. Nicol (appointed) 12 | Circuit | Manassas | 1911-1911 |
| James E. Herrell | Circuit | Manassas | 1912-1916 |
| George C. Tyler | Circuit | Manassas | 1916-1938 |
| Leamon Ledman | Circuit | Manassas | 1939-1943 |
| Odale D. Waters (appointed) | Circuit | Manassas | 1943-1943 |
| Worth H. Storke | Circuit | Manassas | 1944-1960 |
| Leda Sowers Thomas | Circuit | Manassas | 1960-1971 |
| Leslie A. Athey | Circuit | Manassas | 1971-1973 |
| Charlton E. Gnadt 13 | Circuit | Manassas | 1973-1990 |
| William M. Ryland (appointed) 14 | Circuit | Manassas | 1990-1991 |
| David C. Mabie 15 | Circuit | Manassas | 1992-2007 |
| Glenda W. Jones (appointed) 16 | Circuit | Manassas | 2007-2007 |
| Michèle B. McQuigg 17 | Circuit | Manassas | 2008-2017 |
| Robert S FitzSimmonds III (appointed) 18 | Circuit | Manassas | 2017 |
| Jacqueline C. Smith, Esquire | Circuit | Manassas | 2017-Present |
1 The County Court moved to the Vicinity of Orlando (on Quantico Marine Corps Base) in 1742.
2 The County Court moved to Dumfries in 1762.
3 This John Williams was the father of the subsequent Clerk of the same name.
4 The Circuit Court as known today was established in 1852.
5 The Circuit Court moved to Brentsville in 1852.
6 On April 5 1869 the military government of Virginia removed Mordecai B. Sinclair as County and Circuit
Court Clerk.
7 The military government of Virginia appointed John C. Poor to be County and Circuit Court Clerk on April 5 1869 & served until the end of the year.
8 Elected, but died at the end of first year in office.
9 Appointed Circuit Court Clerk on death of his predecessor in May 1887; elected later that year.
10 The Circuit Court moved to Manassas in 1893.
11 Appointed Circuit Court Clerk and resigned after one month.
12 Appointed Circuit Court Clerk and served to the end of the year.
13 Retired before the end of office term.
14 Appointed to serve remainder of previous term.
15 Retired before the end of office term.
16 Appointed "Acting Circuit Court Clerk" and served until end of year.
17 Died during second term.
18 Appointed "Acting Circuit Court Clerk" until special election.
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