About Branden C. Meyer
Fairfield County Clerk of Courts since February 2014 — with nearly 20 years of public service.
Branden C. Meyer was first appointed to the office of the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court (Clerk of Courts) in February 2014. Prior to becoming Clerk, Mr. Meyer spent nearly 20 years in public service, having worked for the United States House of Representatives, the Fairfield County Commissioners as County Clerk / Manager, and the Court of Claims of Ohio.
As the Clerk of Courts, Mr. Meyer’s responsibilities are to satisfy more than 250 state statutes and court rules by providing public access to the records of the Common Pleas Court and the 5th District Court of Appeals; being the first stop in initiating any court action in civil, criminal or domestic relations matters; collecting and disbursing court-ordered fees, fines and victim restitution in an expedient manner; receiving, distributing and preserving official court documents; and being responsible for issuing and maintaining all motor vehicle and watercraft titles in Fairfield County.
Clerk Meyer has a bachelor’s degree in history, with minors in political science and German from Capital University, and studied international marketing at the University of Passau in Passau, Germany. He maintains an active real estate license and auctioneer’s license with the State of Ohio and was selected into the National Center for State Courts’ Certified Court Management Program.
A strong advocate for quality customer service, Clerk Meyer currently serves on the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Commission on Technology and the Courts, is a member of the Ohio Sentencing Data Platform Governance Board, and serves as the Governor’s appointee to the Automated Title Processing (ATPS) Board. He is a past president of the Ohio Clerk of Courts Association (OCCA), currently serves as OCCA Legislative Committee Co-Chair, and is an OCCA representative to the Ohio Council of County Officials (OCCO). He is a member of the Lancaster/Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, the Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Fairfield County Records Commission.
A lifelong resident of Fairfield County, Clerk Meyer is a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association and Peace United Methodist Church, and resides in Pickerington.