ASSOCIATE DISTRICT COURT CLERK III, District Clerk
Tarrant County College · Fort Worth, TX · 4 days ago
LegalFull-time
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Maintains all case files for the District Courts.
- Trains in different Courts as work assignments are changed.
- Learns different procedures of each Court.
- Produces and issues all forms of warrants and processes to assure proper movement and appearance of parties and witnesses.
- Issues Orders of Sale, Executions, and Abstract of Judgments.
- Determines and assures proper procedures are followed as they affect the tasks required of the position.
- Determines when to prepare a certificate of proceeding and makes computer entries to notify all necessary agencies of court action.
- Determines what law enforcement agencies, schools, and day care centers to notify in family violence cases and notify immediately by fax and mail.
- Attends court sessions to determine and assure that proper procedures are being followed in processing actions that affect District Court cases.
- Balances cash drawer and makes daily deposit.
- Processes electronically filed cases and pleadings for Civil, Family, Criminal, and Juvenile sections.
- Performs all related clerical duties.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
- Associate's degree AND a minimum of one (1) full time year experience in a related field is required.
- High School Diploma or GED AND a minimum of three (3) full time years' experience in a related field is required.
- Knowledge of personal computers and word processing is preferred.
- Must take and pass a 35-wpm typing test.
- Must pass criminal background check and comply with all administrative requirements of the District Clerk.
Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements
- While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, walk, stoop, stand, carry, lift, reach, pull and push.
Required Question
- Please select your level of education and experience from the choices below:
- Associate's Degree or higher degree AND a minimum of one (1) year of full-time clerical, administrative, or retail sales experience.
- High School diploma or GED AND a minimum of three (3) years of full-time administrative, clerical, or retail sales experience.
- None of the above.
- This position MAY require you to lift, push, and pull boxes weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.