a 'city/town clerk' [=a person whose job is to record what happens at city or town meetings and to keep special information about the city or town]
After graduating from law school, she 'clerked' for a judge for several years.
Have the court 'clerk' file your request with the judge.
(..) What's goin' on, Ellis? She was supposed to meet us on the side of the motel. She never showed up. We went around looking for her. Motel clerk said she went out to a bar on . We tracked her down. She was there with another guy. They were together. She must've thought Carver was onto her. (..)2012 Mud