Marcy seeks Clerk of Courts job
Kristin Marcy, the assistant deputy clerk of courts, is seeking the Washington County row office’s top job.
Clerk of Courts Barbara Gibbs, the county’s longest-serving officeholder, announced Friday she will not seek a ninth four-year term.
Marcy, 42, who lives in the Mon Valley community of Stockdale, was hired 17 years ago to establish a collections department for fees and fines in the clerk of courts office.
Since that time, she worked in all capacities of the office such as implementing a document scanning system and handling bookkeeping. She is also a supervisor in the office that handles and maintains records of criminal cases against adults; juvenile petitions; various types of bonds; road dockets; appeals of domestic relations orders and miscellaneous matters.
Marcy, who is seeking the Democratic nomination in the May 19 primary, is a graduate of Charleroi Area High School, California University of Pennsylvania and Leadership Washington County.
She is a Stockdale Borough councilwoman, Democratic committeewoman, a member of the Washington Chapter of the Council of Democratic Women and the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, where she is also financial secretary. Marcy is an organizer of the annual Rosoce-Elco-Stockdale Allenport Regional Police Department’s car show.
“I can offer a seamless transition by maintaining the same staff and offering the knowledge and experience required to supervise this office,” Marcy said in a news release Monday. “This is a full-time position, and I intend to work full time to continue the excellence this office is known for.”