Court Executive 3A

About the role

The New Jersey Judiciary seeks an innovative manager with excellent interpersonal skills to serve judges and lead the staff and operations of the Appellate Division's Case Processing Unit. This unit handles appeals from their initial filing to conclusion in the Appellate Division.

Responsibilities

• Case management, ensuring timely and proper processing of nearly 5000 appeals and 7000 motions filed each court term, plus emergent applications.
• Civil Appeals Settlement Program (CASP), which attempts to settle eligible civil cases.
• Legal staff, providing legal guidance to judges and staff.
• Calendaring, scheduling appeals for waiver or oral argument.
• Public Access Unit, coordinating livestreaming and brief-posting pursuant to the public access initiative.
• Final disposition, processing opinions and other case-disposing documents.
• Vicinage communication, ensuring orders, reports, and other communications reach the appropriate jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and seven years of managerial experience, including responsibility for the management of administrative operations; experience with budgeting; development and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures; and four years of supervision of professional staff.
• Substitution: Additional professional experience may substitute for the required bachelor's degree. An associate's degree and two years of additional professional experience may be substituted for the required bachelor's degree. A master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience as indicated above - OR - a law degree may be substituted for two years of experience as indicated above.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and seven years of managerial experience, including responsibility for the management of administrative operations; experience with budgeting; development and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures; and four years of supervision of professional staff.
• Substitution: Additional professional experience may substitute for the required bachelor's degree. An associate's degree and two years of additional professional experience may be substituted for the required bachelor's degree. A master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience as indicated above - OR - a law degree may be substituted for two years of experience as indicated above.

Skills

Requires frequent interaction with other courts, agencies, and systems as well as serving on various statewide and local committees.

Benefits

The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth. The New Jersey Judiciary is committed to ensuring an open door to justice and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Pay

SALARY: The salary range for this position is $118,671.84 to $181,883.57. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary, not to exceed the maximum of the range, or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater.

Schedule

REMOTE WORK : The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 2 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.