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Clerk of the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts

ACGSI Hybrid Program

Join us in-person OR virtually on Wednesday, April 10th at 7:00 PM ET!

Chris Nancarrow and Andera Griffin will go over what types of records the Clerk of the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts holds and how citizens can access this material.

Andera Griffin is the Records Manager for the Clerk of Allen Circuit & Superior Courts in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Andera has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Automated Manufacturing Technology. Andera has 28 years of experience working for the Clerk’s Office and 8 years of experience specializing in retention of court records and genealogical research. Andera uses her experience to assist the public with locating hard to find documents that reconnect them to their heritage and family history. One interesting fact, Andera’s first job was working with ACPL genealogy division under Mr. Curt Witcher where she helped genealogists search their family history.

Chris Nancarrow serves as the Clerk of the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts. He completed his B.A. in Economics and Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. After completing his undergraduate studies, he relocated to Europe and completed three separate Master’s degrees in the field of law and economics from the University of Hamburg-Germany, the University of Bologna-Italy and the University of Vienna-Austria. He subsequently returned to the United States and obtained his Juris Doctorate at the IU McKinney School of Law while working full-time at the State of Indiana’s Court of Appeals. As Clerk of the Courts, Chris serves as a member of the Allen County Election Board and the Allen County Commission on Public Records. He is also an appointed member of the Indiana Supreme Court’s Protection Order, Records Access and Management, and Court Personnel committees.

Program offered through the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana: https://www.acgsi.org/