Joe Flint , Clerk of the Court for Glades County Florida, is a duly elected Constitutional Officer as mandated by Article V, Section 16 of the Constitution of the State of Florida. The electorate of Glades County elects the Clerk to a four-year term . Flint was elected to the Office of the Clerk in September 1996 and was re-elected in 2000.

Pursuant to provisions of the Florida Constitution, which have governed the people for over 150 years, the role of the Clerk of Courts has been established in three main areas;

• Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts
  
• Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, including serving as accountant, auditor, and custodian of county funds.
  
• County Recorder

Within these areas, the Clerk of Court, as an elected public trustee, sets in place at the county level a system of "checks and balances" which has been proven to serve the public well.