Court clerks react

In Henrico County, Yvonne Smith, who has been clerk of court for 23 years, said her operation and others with which she’s familiar around the state have been prepared to issue marriage licenses since the matter of same-sex marriages went to the Supreme Court.

The court’s decision means that forms had to be created that did not differentiate between genders and those changes have been made, both in courts that use private vendors to supply the forms and those that are provided by the state Supreme Court, she said.

Jewett said immediately after the decision that he had been “scrambling” to determine the next step for his office, and had consulted with Herring. By the time Pries and Oliver arrived, he was able to greet them and confirm they were first in line.

Jewett said that among other issues, his office wanted to make sure that forms that were created in August are legally acceptable to use.

There was some confusion about 12:30 p.m. in Chesterfield County, when one same-sex couple was turned away when they were told officials had not yet received notice that licenses could be issued.