Contact Camden County Clerk Records

Camden County Clerk of Superior Court

The Camden County court-record custodian is the Clerk of Superior Court. Camden County identifies Jennifer L. Gray as Clerk of Superior Court. The office address is 117 NC Hwy 343 North, Camden, NC 27921. The mailing address is Camden County Courthouse, PO Box 219, Camden, NC 27921. The phone number is 252-336-4000, and the fax number is 252-336-4001. The Judicial Branch courthouse page lists public hours as Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Clerk of Superior Court is the in-person and mail fallback when the NC eCourts Portal does not show the case detail a requester needs, when the file is older, when a certified copy is required, or when a background check is the goal. The clerk supports Superior Court and District Court filings, civil and criminal case records, traffic and infraction matters, estates, special proceedings, divorce judgments, and other court records assigned to the North Carolina General Court of Justice.

The Camden County contact directory also centralizes related court contacts through the Judicial Branch. Superior Court judges, District Court judges, the District Attorney, Guardian ad Litem, magistrates, and the clerk are tied to the same county court system but do not perform the same records function. For a copy of a filed order, judgment, estate paper, or docket entry, the clerk is the records office. For prosecution questions, jury questions, magistrate process, or attorney appointment questions, the contact may shift to the listed court office.

The manifest includes an image from the statewide Office of Indigent Defense Services.

That statewide source is relevant because appointed counsel and defender information may appear in Camden County criminal court records handled through the clerk's case files.

Camden County Clerk Records Split

North Carolina does not use a separate county clerk and district clerk system for court records. Camden County court records are centered on the Clerk of Superior Court. The Register of Deeds is a separate office led by Ashley Jennings. That office records real property documents, powers of attorney, leases, plats, birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, military discharges, notary oaths, and assumed business names. It also issues marriage licenses and maintains vital record copy channels.

The Register of Deeds office is at 117 N Hwy 343, Camden, NC 27921, with mailing address PO Box 64, Camden, NC 27921, phone 252-338-1919, and fax 252-338-1758. Its public hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a lunch closure from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Marriage license applications are handled 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and documents for recording or e-recording are accepted 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Those hours are separate from the courthouse hours published for the clerk.

The Historic Camden Courthouse image is sourced from Camden County's Historic Camden Courthouse page.

The historic courthouse source gives local context for Camden County's long court record history while the current Clerk of Superior Court handles present records.

Request Camden County Clerk Records

Camden County court copy requests have several channels. Start with Portal for public case information. Contact the Clerk of Superior Court when Portal does not provide the record, when the search is for an older or paper file, when a certified copy is needed, or when the question involves a background check. The statewide court records help page says background checks should be done through the county clerk's office, not Portal. Divorce judgments also come from the clerk in the county where the divorce was granted.

The Judicial Branch public records request page is not a shortcut around the clerk for normal case access. It is a fallback for existing Judicial Branch records that are not otherwise available through direct case access or the local office. State guidance also says agencies are not required to create or compile records that do not exist. For Camden County Clerk records, that means a precise request should name the file, party, document, and copy type instead of asking the office to build a custom report.

1. Identify the case number if known, or gather party names, case type, and approximate filing date.
2. Search Portal for public case information and hearing details when available.
3. Call or visit the Camden County Clerk of Superior Court if the online result is incomplete.
4. For mail requests, use Camden County Courthouse, PO Box 219, Camden, NC 27921.
5. Ask the clerk to confirm copy fees, certification needs, and accepted payment before sending a request.

Note: Portal is a public case lookup tool, not the official channel for Camden County background checks.

Camden County Clerk Payment Rules

The research gives detailed local payment rules for traffic and court payments, but it does not locate a Camden-specific certified court copy fee table. Do not assume copy costs. Confirm court copy and certification fees with the Clerk of Superior Court before mailing payment. For traffic citation payment by mail, Camden's payment page says to use money order or certified check only, with no cash and no personal checks. In person, the cashier's office accepts cash, credit or debit card with processing fees, money order, or certified check, but not personal checks.

The Historic Jailhouse image is from Camden County History Jailhouse.

The jailhouse history source gives context for older local law and court records, but modern court copy payments remain controlled by the clerk and Judicial Branch rules.

Camden County Clerk Forms

The Camden local rules page links to First Judicial District Civil and Criminal Superior Court Local Rules and Calendaring Procedures, General Rules of Court for the First District, Pretrial Release Policies, 2026 Court Scheduling Orders, magistrate complaint and resolution procedures, District Court local criminal rules, and District Court local civil rules. It also provides family and custody forms, including civil action hearing requests, financial affidavits, custody complaint packet items, custody modification packet items, and show cause forms.

Attorney eFiling is another point where the clerk's records work and statewide technology meet. File & Serve is required for attorneys in eCourts counties, and users must register. Self-represented users may have Guide & File available for selected document preparation tasks. These services do not replace clerk review, filing rules, or local scheduling orders. They are channels for preparing or submitting documents that become part of Camden County court records after proper filing.

Jury service is another clerk-linked duty. The Camden jury service source says jurors should call the jury information line after 5:30 p.m. on the Friday before service. Excuse, postponement, or deferral requests must be received at least 14 days before the service date and cannot be handled by phone. Estates and special proceedings also route through the Clerk of Superior Court, so estate opening papers, will filings, inventories, accountings, guardianships, and contested estate issues belong with the same office that keeps court records.

• Camden County local rules and forms for First Judicial District forms and orders.
• Camden County jury service for reporting and deferral rules.
• File & Serve for attorney eFiling requirements in eCourts counties.
• Guide & File for selected self-represented court forms.

The Camden County history image comes from Camden's History.

The county history source notes Camden's formation in 1777 and helps place the modern Clerk of Superior Court within a long local government record tradition.