Job Description
Posting number: 00698
Department: 114th District Court
Job classification: Court Administrator
Posting type: Open
Categories: Court Administration
Summary
The Court Administrator manages, directs, supervises, coordinates and plans the operations of the 114th District Court.
Examples of duties
- Assists the Judge in making the Court open and accessible to all litigants and other users.
- Maintains a complicated court schedule including hearing, trials, and out-of-court deadlines.
- Ensures the Court meets all statutory deadlines, goals, and case resolution statistics.
- Prepares, reviews, and submits employee timesheets to the Auditor's office.
- Speaks with the media when needed.
- Meets responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner.
- Ensures that the Court’s personnel practices and decisions establish high standards of personal integrity.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must have a positive attitude, strong work ethic and well-developed interpersonal and time management skills.
- Must be extremely computer literate and have strong spreadsheet and organizational skills.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with the Judge, attorneys, clerk’s office employees, law enforcement personnel and fellow court staff members.
- Must be self-motivated, able to work efficiently without supervision and perform multiple tasks within designated time constraints.
- Must be flexible as court days may extend work hours and must remain on duty.
Supplemental information
Must have an Associate’s Degree or higher, or relevant work experience.
Licenses and Certifications
- Required to obtain 16 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) per year.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Daily sitting, standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, lifting and moving items weighing up to 40 pounds in an office environment.
