Fairfax Circuit Court Clerk election

[Anonymous]

Who’s got your vote for Fairfax Circuit Court Clerk - Culipher or Falcon?



https://annandaletoday.com/clerk-of-the-court-candidate-chris-falcon-wants-to-make-the-office-more-accessible/

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02i83Gbv8HV7sktq1rVVwMhREhA41cCRAGRDZtAaNqA3CuzMbvrvRKTZmGvULNdYWol&id=100058131518750

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/31/handling-of-public-records-emerges-as-top-focus-of-fairfax-circuit-court-clerk-race/

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the articles! I was so confused as to why this was an elected position. I wonder how much recenue fairfax would lose because of Falcon’s position?

I think there is enough free access in the current practices and do worry about data scraping if everything is free online to everyone.

I’m inclined to vote for the person with experience in the office so probably Culipher.

[Anonymous]

I believe the clerk is elected as a constitutional officer to have an extra layer of “check and balances” and also so the people can decide issues like whether or not the case info should be free like most other Virginia jurisdictions.
https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/ocis/

I believe free access to the court record would impact the CPAN revenues which appear to be about $400,000/yr.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget/sites/budget/files/assets/documents/fy2024/advertised/volume1/80.pdf

[Anonymous]

Arlington is much smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is much smaller.

But their clerk’s office is much more effectively run.

[Anonymous]

I'm voting for Falcon. I'm a personal injury lawyer in Fairfax County and he has my vote. Fairfax has been slow to change and modernize. There was such a reluctance to adopt e-filing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm voting for Falcon. I'm a personal injury lawyer in Fairfax County and he has my vote. Fairfax has been slow to change and modernize. There was such a reluctance to adopt e-filing.

+1. Culipher is going to be exactly the same as John Frey. She works in the office right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who’s got your vote for Fairfax Circuit Court Clerk - Culipher or Falcon?



https://annandaletoday.com/clerk-of-the-court-candidate-chris-falcon-wants-to-make-the-office-more-accessible/

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02i83Gbv8HV7sktq1rVVwMhREhA41cCRAGRDZtAaNqA3CuzMbvrvRKTZmGvULNdYWol&id=100058131518750

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/08/31/handling-of-public-records-emerges-as-top-focus-of-fairfax-circuit-court-clerk-race/

Culipher. Not touching any Demoncrats.

[Anonymous]

Culipher was really aggressively campaigning at our BTSN. Public interaction doesn't seem to be her forte.

[Anonymous]

Another Falcon supporter! If he works half as hard as he has been just campaigning, he will be great for the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is much smaller.

But their clerk’s office is much more effectively run.

for example??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is much smaller.

But their clerk’s office is much more effectively run.

for example??

Arlington has an online filing system. Fairfax does not. Chris will bring it here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Culipher was really aggressively campaigning at our BTSN. Public interaction doesn't seem to be her forte.

She was at our BTSN too and I didn't really like her. She just said, "Hi mom," in the general direction of a bunch of families leaving the building as if she knew us. I wasn't sure if she was talking to me or the woman behind me (turns out, she was talking to anyone who would respond). Then started talking about how she's campaigning and handed me a flyer.

I haven't looked into any policies yet among the candidates, so I might end up voting for her, but she didn't make a great first impression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is much smaller.

But their clerk’s office is much more effectively run.

for example??

Arlington has an online filing system. Fairfax does not. Chris will bring it here.

Fairfax has some efiling already - https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/online-services/court-records-electronic-filing-system

I think the main difference between the two candidates is the issue of whether or not to publish the case summary info freely online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another Falcon supporter! If he works half as hard as he has been just campaigning, he will be great for the county.

He’s a Woodson HS grad too. That should be motivational for some of the 2500+ students too.