Court Administrator

About the role

The Court Administrator manages, directs, supervises, coordinates and plans the operations of the 114th District Court.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Judge in making the Court open and accessible to all litigants and other users.
• Maintains a complicated court schedule including hearings, 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.

Skills

• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and well-developed interpersonal and time management skills.
• Extremely computer literate with strong spreadsheet and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the Judge, attorneys, clerk's office employees, law enforcement personnel, and fellow court staff members.
• Self-motivated, able to work efficiently without supervision and perform multiple tasks within designated time constraints.
• Flexible — court days may extend work hours and must remain on duty.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or higher, or relevant work experience.
• 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.