Judiciary Clerk

About the role

The Maryland Judiciary offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition assistance, continuing education programs, employee assistance programs, and State Retirement and Pension plans.

Responsibilities

• Filing and updating criminal and traffic case files
• Issuing writs, summonses, bench warrants, and subpoenas
• Entering new cases and updating existing case information into the court’s date system (Odyssey)
• Auxiliary duties in the records section, including verifying and stripping closed files, filing paperwork, and processing expungement cases
• Assisting customers at the information counter
• Preparing criminal/Traffic dockets for courtroom hearings
• Scheduling criminal and traffic cases from hearings; rescheduling postponements
• Processing and entering incoming filings such as motions, requests for warrant recalls, rulings from judges, and incoming paperwork from probation agents
• Performing cashier duties by processing payments received from customers (fines, fees and court costs) in person and via mail, utilizing a computerized cash register
• Providing assistance over the phone and in person to other agencies such as, Law Enforcement, Private Counsel, Public Defenders, States Attorney Office and Bail Bondsman and Probation Officers

Requirements

• High School diploma (or GED equivalent)
• One (1) year of work experience, preferably in court operations or in the fields of criminal justice, parole and probation, legal or financial services
• Bachelor’s degree may substitute the required work experience
• Paralegal/associate’s degree or 60 college credits may substitute the required work experience
• Paralegal Certificate may substitute the required work experience

Qualifications

• Knowledge of general office practices, procedures and equipment
• Standard legal forms and documents used in the Judiciary
• Basic English and arithmetic to include, but not limited to, spelling, punctuation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Customer service and handling problems tactfully and patiently
• Typing on a personal computer
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to use standard office and business equipment including, but not limited to, personal computers, word processing, spreadsheets, database software, copier, microfilm machine, register, scanner, fax machine, etc.
• Use and maintain alphabetical and numeric filing systems
• Communicate clearly, tactfully, and effectively with judges, the public, police agencies, attorneys and other court officials and personnel, both verbally and in writing
• Understand and abide by department rules, regulations, and procedures
• Exercise tact, diplomacy, and impartiality in dealing with the public, law enforcement personnel, and attorneys
• Follow procedures, verbal and written instructions, and protocols for any given assignment
• Use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Exercise independent judgement in interpreting and applying appropriate policy, procedure, rule law and/or regulation to a situation

Skills

• Knowledge of general office practices, procedures and equipment
• Standard legal forms and documents used in the Judiciary
• Basic English and arithmetic to include, but not limited to, spelling, punctuation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Customer service and handling problems tactfully and patiently
• Typing on a personal computer
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to use standard office and business equipment including, but not limited to, personal computers, word processing, spreadsheets, database software, copier, microfilm machine, register, scanner, fax machine, etc.
• Use and maintain alphabetical and numeric filing systems
• Communicate clearly, tactfully, and effectively with judges, the public, police agencies, attorneys and other court officials and personnel, both verbally and in writing
• Understand and abide by department rules, regulations, and procedures
• Exercise tact, diplomacy, and impartiality in dealing with the public, law enforcement personnel, and attorneys
• Follow procedures, verbal and written instructions, and protocols for any given assignment
• Use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Exercise independent judgement in interpreting and applying appropriate policy, procedure, rule law and/or regulation to a situation

Benefits

The Maryland Judiciary offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition assistance, continuing education programs, employee assistance programs, and State Retirement and Pension plans.

Pay

$51,079

Schedule

Fulltime