0000008214.CRIMINAL COURT COORDINATOR.CRIM DISTRICT COURT MANAGER

Dallas County Votes; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County District Court is seeking a Criminal Court Coordinator to coordinate and administer all court operations, policies, and procedures, ensuring compliance with applicable codes and judicial guidance. The role acts as a liaison between the Judge and attorneys, litigants, and county departments in Dallas, TX.

The position involves managing case inventories, scheduling dockets, and overseeing budgets, equipment, and staff resources while ensuring orderly court functions and timely

Qualifications

• Experience in court administration or government sector preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with statutes, rules, and court procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer all court operations and policies.
• Schedule trial dockets and monitor daily court activities and backlogs.
• Serve as liaison among Judge, attorneys, and Dallas County departments.
• Conduct administrative hearings and manage pre-trial matters as needed.
• Identify court needs, prepare budgets, and request resources or staff.

Skills

Court administration

Policy & procedures

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication skills

Job description

0000008214.CRIMINAL COURT COORDINATOR.CRIM DISTRICT COURT MANAGER

TX, United States

Job Description

Coordinates and administers all court operations, identifies court management needs, develops and implements policies and procedures, applicable codes and judicial direction, and acts as a liaison between the Judge and other interested parties relative to matters of the court.

Responsibilities

• Maintains case inventories and movement of cases throughout the legal processes until final disposition; and monitors 11.07 pen writes (writs of habeas corpus) and cases on appeal.
• Schedules trial dockets ensuring availability of the Judge, court personnel, attorneys, jurors and court facility in compliance with time standards established by the Texas Supreme Court; and monitors the daily dockets, jail population, case backlog and new case filings.
• Serves as liaison between the Judge of the court, attorneys, litigants and other Dallas County departments.
• Conducts administrative hearings for pre-trial, docket call, dismissal docket and announcements by the authority of the Dallas Local Rules.
• Serves as a troubleshooter and problem-solver by intervening for the court, handling complaints, media requests and community needs.
• Identifies needs of the court, documents with research, prepares annual budgets, grant proposals, requests for equipment, supplies, staff and other necessary resources.
• Sets bond amounts and reinstates bond forfeitures under specific guidelines and within the limitations imposed by the Judge; and evaluates the financial status of defendants and if determined to be indigent, appoint attorney to represent the defendant under the guidelines set out in Senate Bill 7.
• Develops and maintains statistical reports for the Judge, Dallas County and the State of Texas.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures in compliance with the Texas Rule of Court (TRC), applicable codes and judicial direction.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Experience and Training: The minimum qualifications as established by the Dallas County Administrative Policies and Procedures, Section 82-964.

Special Requirements/Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Skilled in the use of standard software applications. Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments, attorneys and the general public. Extensive knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn statutes, rules and procedures governing administration of court processes and services, independent judgment, initiative and discretion is crucial and managerial experience in the private or public sector is preferred.

Each court coordinator of a district or statutory county court shall annually complete 16 hours of continuing education, unless the court coordinator files with the Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc., the prescribed form, signed by the judge or commissioners court of the county employing the court coordinator, certifying that state and local funds are not available for the court coordinator’s continuing education. Rule 6, Court of Criminal Appeals, Rules of Judicial Education, 9/1/03.

Physical/Environmental Requirements: Standard office environment.

Job Info

• Job Identification 26000161
• Posting Date 07/08/2026, 02:41 PM
• Apply Before 08/08/2026, 05:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations Crim District Court Manager, Dallas, TX, 75207, US