Requisition No: 867420
Agency: State Courts System
Working Title: JUDICIAL ASSISTANT - COUNTY COURT - 22009334
Pay Plan: St.Crts Syst PIB
Position Number: 22009334
Salary: $45,949.20/year
Posting Closing Date: 01/02/2026
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CLASSIFICATION: JUDICIAL ASSISTANT - COUNTY
LOCATION: PALATKA, PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
ANNUAL PAY: $45,949.20
This State-funded position is paid monthly and includes the State of Florida benefits package. The successful applicant is required to undergo a background check including fingerprinting.
Function: This position will report to County Judge Appoint Mark Johnson in Palatka at the Putnam County Courthouse. Provides highly responsible administrative, secretarial, and clerical support to the Judge. Working relationships are established with judges, other court personnel, attorneys, and the public. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Prepares and maintains the judge’s professional calendars, schedules motions, hearings, conferences, and trials at the request of the judge.
• Interacts with attorneys, defendants, and their family members to resolve problems such as scheduling conflicts or other case related issues.
• Prepares and distributes orders as directed by the judge; assists judge in preparing a calendar several months in advance.
• Reviews case files for accuracy, format compliance, and completeness prior to submitting files to the judge; maintains trial dockets, continuances, and trial orders.
• Reviews and prepares correspondence, orders, reports, emails, and other documents observing strict confidentiality; organizes papers for filing; makes travel arrangements for conferences and meetings; and prepares compensation and travel reimbursement vouchers.
Minimum Requirements:
Graduation from high school or GED and any combination of college and/or related experience totaling at least 5 years.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Applicants should possess a basic knowledge of court operations. Must have the ability to coordinate court activities with various agencies involved when scheduling court events. Must have the ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally. Ability to use the Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and other computer applications as required.
If you are disabled and require an accommodation to participate in the application/ interview process, please contact Israel Gonzalez igonzalez@circuit7.org 386-626-6577 with as much notice as possible. We will make every effort to accommodate reasonable requests.
The 7th Judicial Circuit Court is an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
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