Clayton County Jail Criminal Court Process Video
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Families unfamiliar with the Elkader courthouse can start with the Judicial Branch's English and Spanish video, then check the Clayton County docket online.
Para familias de reclusos en Saint Olaf (oficina del sheriff Ostrander): Quien tenga un familiar arrestado por la oficina de Ostrander puede ver, en nuestro idioma, cómo avanza la acusación desde la celda en Saint Olaf hasta la sala del tribunal de Elkader. La secretaría en Elkader, 111 High Street NE, responde sobre fechas de audiencia al 563-245-2204.
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Court Questions From Saint Olaf Families
Does David Odekirk lead the district where Clayton County prosecutions are tried?
Who puts an Elkader hearing on the calendar?
Does Kristy Hefel's Dubuque defender office handle simple and serious misdemeanors from Elkader?
For a Saint Olaf defendant's filings, does the High Street NE office answer email too?
Does David Odekirk lead the district where Clayton County prosecutions are tried?
Yes. Elkader sits in Iowa's First Judicial District, and Odekirk is its chief judge.
Who puts an Elkader hearing on the calendar?
Lena Heit's First District office (319-833-3332) assigns them, and each Elkader setting appears on Iowa Courts Online.
Does Kristy Hefel's Dubuque defender office handle simple and serious misdemeanors from Elkader?
No. That office takes felonies ((563) 582-0750); misdemeanor defendants who qualify get court-appointed counsel, named by the Elkader clerk at 563-245-2204.
For a Saint Olaf defendant's filings, does the High Street NE office answer email too?
Messages go to countyclerk.clayton@iowacourts.gov.