Madison County, Mississippi

Chancery Clerk

Arthur Johnston

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Notice to Court Records Users: In January of 2010, the Chancery Court of Madison County implemented the Mississippi Electronic Court System (MEC). As a result, all court filings and new cases from January 2010 to the present are available only through the MEC (or through the public terminals in our office) and are not available using the website you are currently accessing. Members of the public may register with the MEC and access most court records from 2010 forward (including pleadings and orders of the court) in most cases. Registration, however, is now required. To search chancery cases from the convenience of your own computer, you must register as a public user at https://www.pamecapps.mec.ms.gov/onlinereg/. Attorneys may register separately at the same website.

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Notice to Court Records Users: In January of 2010, the Chancery Court of Madison County implemented the Mississippi Electronic Court System (MEC). As a result, all court filings and new cases from January 2010 to the present are available only through the MEC (or through the public terminals in our office) and are not available using the website you are currently accessing. Members of the public may register with the MEC and access most court records from 2010 forward (including pleadings and orders of the court) in most cases. Registration, however, is now required. To search chancery cases from the convenience of your own computer, you must register as a public user at https://www.pamecapps.mec.ms.gov/onlinereg/. Attorneys may register separately at the same website.

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A Message From the Clerk

Welcome

Thanks for using our website. Since taking office in 2004, I have tried to make as many public records as possible available online while at the same time protecting against the disclosure of private information through redaction.

Our hope is that the search features on this website will provide easier and more timely access to our records.

My staff and I are at your service, and I urge you to contact any one of us directly should you have any questions or concerns. In the unfortunate event that our office does not meet your expectations, I hope you will call me directly at 601-855-5526 or email me at johnston@madison-co.com.

About the Clerk

Arthur Johnston took office as Chancery Clerk of Madison County in January 2004. As Chancery Clerk, Mr. Johnston serves as custodian of all county land records, Clerk of the Chancery Court, and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. He also serves by law as County Treasurer, County Auditor, and Delinquent Tax Collector. Prior to his election, he served as Senior Policy Advisor to Mississippi's State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Henry Johnson, and was a partner in the Jackson, Mississippi law firm of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P. A. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1993 where he served as Associate Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal. Mr. Johnston is also a 1989 graduate of Delta State University, where he majored in Political Science.

He is presently a member of the Mississippi Chancery Clerk's Association, and represents the organization on the Mississippi Supreme Court's Committee on E-filing which was recently formed by Chief Justice James W. Smith, Jr. to study and recommend a uniform means to file court pleadings and other documents electronically. His office is presently undertaking a pilot test of the Federal Court's Case Management and Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF).

In 2004, he was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal's "Top 40 Under 40" leaders in business in the State of Mississippi. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Republican Elected Officials Association and as Secretary of the Madison County Wastewater Authority. He is also a member of the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks.

During 2003 and 2004, Mr. Johnston served as the President of the Delta State University Alumni Association and in 1997 received the Association's "Kent Wyatt Young Alumnus Service Award."

Mr. Johnston is married to the former Beverly Bowman of Brookhaven, who currently serves as the Principal of Madison Station Elementary School. He is the proud father of three daughters, Abby Elizabeth, 9, Anna Bowman, 6, and Avery Lynn, 2. The Johnstons are members of Christ United Methodist Church where Arthur enjoys serving in the nursery and Beverly teaches Sunday School. They have made Madison, Mississippi, their home since 1993.

Disclaimer

ARTHUR JOHNSTON
MADISON COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK


NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER

Madison County, Mississippi and Chancery Clerk Arthur Johnston are pleased to offer Internet access to certain Public Records stored by the various departments, including the Madison County Chancery Clerk’s office. However, users should be aware and accept the terms of the following disclaimer.

The information on this website is constantly updated. While Madison County has tried to ensure the accuracy of the online version of its data, there may be omissions or additional information not represented here; moreover, the data retrieved here is not official. Madison County will not be responsible for any inaccuracies that may be encountered.

Until further notice, only the Official Records of Madison County Mississippi as found in the Madison County Courthouses and/or Administrative Offices shall be referenced as the Official Records. In any situation where the Official Records differ from the online version, the Official Records will control.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO LAND RECORD SEARCHERS:

(1) Land records recorded prior to January 1, 2000 are official only in their “hard copy” format as they are found physically located in the Madison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in Canton, Mississippi. Some records recorded prior to that date may be available through the public terminals physically located in the Madison County Chancery Clerk’s Office and may be also be available online; however, such records must not be relied upon as official and may not contain certain marginal notations which may affect an interest in real property.

(2) Land records recorded after January 1, 2000 are official and constitute the Official Records of the Madison County Chancery Clerk as they are found in digital image format accessed through the public terminals physically located in the Madison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in Canton, Mississippi.

(3) Regardless of the date of recording, land records and indexing information which are made available online (as distinguished from records available through public use terminals physically located in the Madison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in Canton, Mississippi) are intended for unofficial use only and are provided strictly as a convenience.

(4) For these reasons and others, and until further notice, the online records should not be relied upon to obtain an accurate and complete title search.

(5) Madison County and the Madison County Chancery Clerk strongly advise the user to verify the results of any records search using the Official Records of the Madison County Chancery Clerk as those records are physically located and found in the Chancery Clerk’s office in Canton, Mississippi, whether in “hard copy” format or in digital image format. We also recommend the use of a competent attorney and/or an experienced title abstractor.

Madison County, Mississippi disclaims any responsibility and makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, accuracy, content, or completeness of any information contained in this website. Assessing accuracy and reliability of information is the responsibility of the user.

Madison County shall not be liable for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use or misuse of the online version of its records and/or the information contained in this online version. The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Madison County and anyone involved in storing, retrieving, or displaying this information for any damage of any type that may be caused by retrieving this information over the Internet.

Unless excluded by the Mississippi Public Records Act, or other state law, much of the information contained on documents filed with Madison County is open to the public. Access to such public information through this website does not alter the public accessibility of that information or constitute a waiver by Madison County of any exclusion or formal request for information requirements provided by the Mississippi Public Records Act.

Inclusion of links to other web sites is not an endorsement of those sites by Madison County.