Circuit Court Judge
The Circuit Court Judge is an elected official that serves a six-year term. Circuit Courts in Indiana were originally created by the Indiana Constitution, Art. 7, Sec. 8. The boundaries for the 57th Judicial Circuit are the same as the boundaries of Dubois County. The 57th Judicial Circuit Court is commonly known as the Dubois Circuit Court. The Circuit Court is the chief trial court in the county. In this court those accused of criminal offenses, adult or juvenile, are convicted or acquitted.
Judge William E. Weikert was elected to the office of Dubois Circuit Court Judge in 1996, and was re-elected in 2002. Dubois Circuit Court is a Court of original juristiction and has concurrent juristiction with Dubois Superior Court in all matters except traffic, small claims, Probate, and Juvenile.
In addition, the Court is repsonsible for the county law library and manages the Circuit Court Probation Department.
Other duties of this court are:
1. Divorces are granted.
2. Property rights disputes are resolved.
3. Wills are proved.
4. Estates are settled.
Circuit Court Judge
William E. Weikert
dubcirct@psci.net
Chambers of Judge Weikert
1 Courthouse Square
Jasper, Indiana 47546
Phone: (812) 481-7020
Fax: (812) 481-7030
Dubois County Offices
- County Commissioners
- County Auditor
- Circuit Court
- Superior Court
- County Recorder
- County Surveyor
- County Assessor
- Highway Department
- 911 Communications
- Health Department
- Clerk of the Courts
- County Coroner
- Prosecuting Attorney
- County Treasurer
- County Sheriff
- County Council
- Weights & Measures
- Probation Department
- Community Corrections
- Extension Service
- Soil & Water Consrv.
- Emergency Management
- Small Claims
- Records Library
- Veterans Service
- Sanitation Department
Development
Meeting Minutes & Headlines Archives
Forms Download
Phone Directory
Questions
Contact