Magistrate Judge Courtroom Clerk

About the role

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona seeks a full-time Magistrate Judge Courtroom Clerk. This position is located in the Clerk’s Office in Tucson, Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Manages a judge’s caseload and provides courtroom and other assistance through management of court calendars, attending court proceedings, recording pertinent results for minutes and preparing judgments.
• Sets-up equipment to record court proceedings, ensures clear recording is acquired throughout the proceedings, maintains an automated log, and plays back portions of the proceedings as required.
• Maintains compliance with rules and procedures, reviews cases or reports for necessary action, drafts and prepares orders for the judge’s review, and makes entries on the court’s electronic filing system.
• Attends to courtroom duties for district judges, magistrate judges, or visiting judges in the district as assigned by the Clerk of Court or his designee.
• May be required to work in excess of normal duty hours without additional compensation and must be able to attend court proceedings that go past the incumbent’s normal work hours.
• Travel that requires overnight lodging may be required for attending court hearings and trials set in Phoenix, Yuma, Prescott, or Flagstaff, or any other location in the state that may be designated as a place of holding court.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of specialized experience, one year of which must be equivalent to work at the CL-25.
• Exceptional writing skills including excellent grammar, punctuation, spelling, and proofreading.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people.
• Skilled in using applicable automated systems including current versions of Adobe Acrobat, Word, Outlook, and Windows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Courtroom experience in a similar position.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to meet and communicate effectively with a variety of people.
• Skilled in using applicable automated systems.
• Experience working under pressure and dealing with change.
• Experience with current versions of Adobe Acrobat, Word, Outlook, and Windows.
• Work experience demonstrating the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities, work with limited supervision, and skill in dealing with others in person-to-person work relationships.

Benefits

The U.S. District Court, District of Arizona is a drug-free workplace and the applicant selected will be required to participate in a drug screening test prior to employment. All information provided by applicants is subject to verification and background investigation. Employees of the U.S. District Court serve under “Excepted Appointments” and are considered “at will” employees (except for probation officers who may be removed for cause).

Pay

The initial appointment to this position is provisional pending the successful completion of the required background checks and/or investigations. The U.S. District Court, District of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Schedule

Judicial employees are entitled to standard federal benefits, such as paid vacation and sick leave, 11 paid holidays, and retirement benefits to include a defined benefit program (4.4% of gross pay; 4.9% of gross pay for LEO-Law Enforcement Officers) and a 401(k) styled program known as the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which provides an immediate government match of up to 5%. Optional benefits include health and life insurance, dental and vision insurance, and a Flexible Benefits Program offering medical and dependent care reimbursement.