Magistrate
Colorado Judicial Branch · Fort Collins, CO · 1 mo ago
Legal$174k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: Magistrate (implied). Job Code: 450500, Full Time, Salary: $174,338.11, FLSA Status: Excluded.
- Mission statement: The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice... This is about mission, maybe "About the role" could include mission statement? The instruction: Use
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: Magistrate (implied). Job Code: 450500, Full Time, Salary: $174,338.11, FLSA Status: Excluded.
- Mission statement: The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice... This is about mission, maybe "About the role" could include mission statement? The instruction: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections have content.
We have:
- About the role: Could include mission statement and general statement of duties? The "General Statement Of Duties" is essentially responsibilities. But we also have "Essential Functions" which are duties. So "Responsibilities" could be essential functions.
- Requirements: Minimum qualifications: education, bar admission, 5 years experience, etc. Also physical demands, work environment maybe.
- Qualifications: Might overlap with requirements; but we can treat "Minimum Qualifications" as Qualifications.
- Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe we can infer from duties? But we should not invent. If no explicit skills, we should not create Skills section.
- Benefits: There's a line "Learn More About Employee Benefits" but no detail. So we should not create Benefits unless specific content. There's no detail about benefits, so omit.
- Pay: Salary given: $174,338.11. Also mention salary offers determined based on factors, etc. So we have pay info. So we can include Pay section with that salary.
- Schedule: Full Time indicated. So we have schedule: Full Time. So we can include Schedule section.
- About the role: Could include mission statement and maybe general description. The posting includes "MISSION STATEMENT" and "STATEMENT OF DUTIES General Statement Of Duties". That could be considered About the role. We'll include About the role with mission statement and general statement.
- Responsibilities: Essential Functions (list). We'll output as - each essential function bullet.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education, bar, experience) plus maybe physical demands and work environment? Those could be under Requirements or maybe separate but we can include them under Requirements.
- Qualifications: Might be duplicate; but we could treat Minimum Qualifications as Qualifications. However we already used Requirements for education/experience. Could split: Requirements = experience, etc; Qualifications = education/bar? But better to follow typical: Requirements = minimum qualifications (education, experience). Qualifications = preferred? Not present. Since we have only minimum qualifications, we could put them under Qualifications and leave Requirements empty? But we need to avoid empty sections. Let's think: The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we need to decide which sections we have content for.
We have:
- About the role: mission statement + general statement of duties (some overview). That's specific.
- Responsibilities: essential functions list (detailed). Specific.
- Requirements: maybe physical demands and work environment? Those are requirements? Could be considered job requirements. But we also have minimum qualifications (education, experience). That is definitely requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe we could treat minimum qualifications as Qualifications, and Requirements as something else like "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment". But we have content for both.
- Skills: none explicit.
- Benefits: none specific.
- Pay: salary.
- Schedule: Full Time.
Thus we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not needed.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, navigation, etc. Remove lines like "Learn More About Employee Benefits", "This posting may be used to create a Talent Pool.", "Notice To Colorado Applicants", etc. Also remove "Additional Comments", "Interviews will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026." (application instructions). Also remove "Essential Functions Cont." duplicate heading.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all essential functions bullet points, mission statement, general statement of duties, minimum qualifications, physical demands, work environment, salary, full time.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact sentences? We can keep them as is but maybe we can keep them as prose within
or list items.
We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So essential functions list should be
- . Also maybe list of minimum qualifications? Could be list as well.
We need to use
for prose.
Thus structure:
About the role
MISSION STATEMENT ...
General Statement Of Duties ...
But we need to ensure we don't repeat heading "General Statement Of Duties". We'll just include as paragraph.
Then Responsibilities
- ... each essential function.
We need to split essential functions into separate bullet points. The text includes many sentences separated by semicolons. We need to break them into list items. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each duty as separate bullet. We can split by semicolons and maybe "and". But we need to be careful not to lose meaning. Could just keep each sentence as bullet. The original essential functions list is a long paragraph with many clauses separated by semicolons. We could treat each clause as a bullet. That would preserve detail.
Let's extract the essential functions section:
"Essential Functions Conducts the following judicial activities: Initial appearance proceedings, including advisement of rights, setting bail, and imposition of conditions of release pending further proceedings; Bond review hearings; Preliminary and disposition hearings; Arraignments on indictments and information; Probable cause hearings pursuant to the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Parolee Supervision; Hearings on modification of the terms and conditions of probation or deferred prosecutions and deferred sentences; Settlement conferences; Default hearings, including entering judgments and conducting post-judgment proceedings; Conducting hearings and entering orders authorizing sales under power pursuant to Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure; Hearing motions for temporary and permanent orders for the establishment and modification for child support; Hearings under the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"; Hearings under the "Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act"; Conduct hearings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act for Child Support; Hearings of establishment and enforcement; Proceedings, including hearings, under the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act”; Proceedings for the enforcement of orders for child support; Hearings on motions, conduct trials to court, accept pleas of guilty, and impose sentences in misdemeanor, petty offense, and traffic offense matters; Provides determination of motions relating to discovery and the mandatory disclosure requirements; Deferred prosecution and deferred sentence proceedings in misdemeanor, petty offense, and traffic offense matters; Essential Functions Cont. Misdemeanor and petty offense proceedings pertaining to wildlife, parks and outdoor recreation; Proceedings pertaining to recreational facilities districts, control and licensing of dogs, campfires, and general regulations; Proceedings with regard to petitions for name change; Trials and hearings on motions pursuant to small claims statutory provisions and rules; Civil trials to court and hearings on motions; Proceedings involving preliminary or permanent injunctions; Default hearings, entering judgments and conducting post-judgment proceedings; Conducts some types of prison inmate litigation; Proceedings involving temporary restraining orders; Proceedings in traffic infraction matters; Preside over all types of cases under the Children's Code including delinquency, dependency and neglect actions, adoptions, relinquishments, truancy and paternity and support proceedings. Enforces orders in all proceedings by the use of contempt of court when appropriate. Acts as a master, mediator or arbitrator. Orders presentence investigations. Sets cases for disposition, trial, or sentencing before a judge. Issues arrest and search warrants. Enters pleas of guilty deferred prosecution and deferred sentence. Determines motions relating to disclosure and discovery. Performs any or all of the duties that may be delegated to or performed by a probate registrar, magistrate, or clerk. Accepts stipulated agreements to pay child support and voluntary acknowledgements of support liability. Performs solemnization of marriages. Provides advisements and sets bail in criminal and traffic cases. Issues restraining orders. Attends meetings and training as required. Performs other duties as assigned."
We need to split into bullet points. Could break at each semicolon and also at periods that start new sentences. Let's attempt to produce a reasonable list.
But we must be careful not to omit any detail. We'll produce bullet points for each distinct duty.
Simplify: We'll create bullet points for each clause separated by semicolon, and then treat remaining sentences as separate bullets.
Let's parse:
1. Initial appearance proceedings, including advisement of rights, setting bail, and imposition of conditions of release pending further proceedings
2. Bond review hearings
3. Preliminary and disposition hearings
4. Arraignments on indictments and information
5. Probable cause hearings pursuant to the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Parolee Supervision
6. Hearings on modification of the terms and conditions of probation or deferred prosecutions and deferred sentences
7. Settlement conferences
8. Default hearings, including entering judgments and conducting post-judgment proceedings
9. Conducting hearings and entering orders authorizing sales under power pursuant to Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
10. Hearing motions for temporary and permanent orders for the establishment and modification for child support
11. Hearings under the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"
12. Hearings under the "Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act"
13. Conduct hearings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act for Child Support
14. Hearings of establishment and enforcement
15. Proceedings, including hearings, under the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act”
16. Proceedings for the enforcement of orders for child support
17. Hearings on motions, conduct trials to court, accept pleas of guilty, and impose sentences in misdemeanor, petty offense, and traffic offense matters
18. Provides determination of motions relating to discovery and the mandatory disclosure requirements
19. Deferred prosecution and deferred sentence proceedings in misdemeanor, petty offense, and traffic offense matters
20. Misdemeanor and petty offense proceedings pertaining to wildlife, parks and outdoor recreation
21. Proceedings pertaining to recreational facilities districts, control and licensing of dogs, campfires, and general regulations
22. Proceedings with regard to petitions for name change
23. Trials and hearings on motions pursuant to small claims statutory provisions and rules
24. Civil trials to court and hearings on motions
25. Proceedings involving preliminary or permanent injunctions
26. Default hearings, entering judgments and conducting post-judgment proceedings (duplicate of #8? but it's repeated; we keep as separate bullet)
27. Conducts some types of prison inmate litigation
28. Proceedings involving temporary restraining orders
29. Proceedings in traffic infraction matters
30. Preside over all types of cases under the Children's Code including delinquency, dependency and neglect actions, adoptions, relinquishments, truancy and paternity and support proceedings
31. Enforces orders in all proceedings by the use of contempt of court when appropriate
32. Acts as a master, mediator or arbitrator
33. Orders presentence investigations
34. Sets cases for disposition, trial, or sentencing before a judge
35. Issues arrest and search warrants
36. Enters pleas of guilty deferred prosecution and deferred sentence
37. Determines motions relating to disclosure and discovery
38. Performs any or all of the duties that may be delegated
- each essential function bullet.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education, bar, experience) plus maybe physical demands and work environment? Those could be under Requirements or maybe separate but we can include them under Requirements.
- Qualifications: Might be duplicate; but we could treat Minimum Qualifications as Qualifications. However we already used Requirements for education/experience. Could split: Requirements = experience, etc; Qualifications = education/bar? But better to follow typical: Requirements = minimum qualifications (education, experience). Qualifications = preferred? Not present. Since we have only minimum qualifications, we could put them under Qualifications and leave Requirements empty? But we need to avoid empty sections. Let's think: The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we need to decide which sections we have content for.
We have:
- About the role: mission statement + general statement of duties (some overview). That's specific.
- Responsibilities: essential functions list (detailed). Specific.
- Requirements: maybe physical demands and work environment? Those are requirements? Could be considered job requirements. But we also have minimum qualifications (education, experience). That is definitely requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe we could treat minimum qualifications as Qualifications, and Requirements as something else like "Physical Demands" and "Work Environment". But we have content for both.
- Skills: none explicit.
- Benefits: none specific.
- Pay: salary.
- Schedule: Full Time.
Thus we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not needed.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, navigation, etc. Remove lines like "Learn More About Employee Benefits", "This posting may be used to create a Talent Pool.", "Notice To Colorado Applicants", etc. Also remove "Additional Comments", "Interviews will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026." (application instructions). Also remove "Essential Functions Cont." duplicate heading.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all essential functions bullet points, mission statement, general statement of duties, minimum qualifications, physical demands, work environment, salary, full time.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the exact sentences? We can keep them as is but maybe we can keep them as prose within
or list items. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So essential functions list should be
- . Also maybe list of minimum qualifications? Could be list as well.
We need to use
for prose. Thus structure:
About the role
MISSION STATEMENT ...
General Statement Of Duties ...
But we need to ensure we don't repeat heading "General Statement Of Duties". We'll just include as paragraph. ThenResponsibilities
- ... each essential function.
- . Also maybe list of minimum qualifications? Could be list as well.
We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So essential functions list should be