Senior Judiciary Clerk Civil Juvenile Foreclosure

Location: Calvert County Circuit Court, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Closing Date: October 7, 2026. Division/Department: Civil-Juvenile-Foreclosure. FLSA Status: Non-Exempt. Position Type: Full Time.

Responsibilities

• Processes and maintains civil cases by reviewing pleadings received through Odyssey File and Serve or paper pleadings and establishing case file records in MDEC.
• Assists customers at the counter, phone or in the courtroom by handling filings and issues in a timely and accurate manner.
• Processes new or reopens existing cases, receives pleadings or petitions, issues writs, summons, warrants, and reviews papers, pleadings, and orders.
• Prepares and processes appeals.
• Assists the public, attorneys, and judges by providing information about case status or clerk’s office procedures at the counter and by telephone.
• Provides all billing discrepancies to the attention of the supervisor.
• Receives, enters, and accounts for all monies received by the court for fines, court costs and other fees, utilizing a cash register.
• Serves as the Courtroom Clerk for Juvenile Delinquent proceedings and CINA proceedings.
• Understands terminology relating to juvenile cases.
• Prepares the assigned courtroom for the day’s scheduled trials.
• Performs all other duties as assigned; may require occasional overtime.
• Initiates and processes new foreclosure, civil, and juvenile cases by indexing, assigning case numbers, issuing summons, and establishing case records.
• Maintains foreclosure, civil and juvenile case records by operating/reviewing/accepting documents, docketing, processing orders, entering dispositions, and closing cases.
• Issues various writs, summonses, body attachments, etc., as ordered.
• Prepares docket sheets and records for court.
• Performs Courtroom Clerk duties in Juvenile Delinquent and CINA proceedings.
• Communicates with the public and other offices and agencies regarding cases by telephone, in writing, and in person.
• Researches, reviews, and analyzes changes in the MD Rules of Procedure, MD Codes, court policies, and decisions affecting the office.