Quorum Court

The Justice of the Peace is an elected official in county government. Craighead County has 13 Justices of the Peace, who form the Craighead County Quorum Court.
The Quorum Court is the Legislative body of county government. Officers representing 13 districts within the county meet to conduct county business and review ordinances and resolutions for passage. The county judge is the presiding officer over the Quorum Court without a vote but with the power of veto. This veto can be overridden with a 3/5 vote of the total membership of the Quorum Court.

Duties of the Quorum Court include the following powers but are not limited to:

Adopt county ordinances and appropriate funds
Levy taxes in a manner as prescribed by law
Fill vacancies in county offices
Fix the compensation of each county officer with a minimum and maximum to be determined by the law
Provide for any service or performance of any function relating to county affairs
Exercise any other powers necessary for the effective administration of authorized services and functions

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Steve Cline - Chair
Terry Couch
David Tennison
Garrett Barnes

FINANCE COMMITTEE
Josh Longmire - Chair
Rick Myers
Dan Pasmore
Barry Forrest
Darrel Cook

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE
Richard Rogers - Chair
Brad Noel
Linda Allison
Kevin Williams

If you have any questions, please contact quorumcourtmembers@craigheadcounty.org

2024 Quorum Court meeting schedule
2025 Quorum Court meeting schedule