ASSIGNMENT CLERK II-MUNICIPAL COURTS DIVISION

Montgomery County; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Municipal Courts are seeking a detail-oriented Scheduling Clerk to support court operations in Columbus, OH. Under general supervision, you will manage the master schedule of events, process court paperwork, and assist with case flow while ensuring compliance with court policies.

You will prepare judge’s bench dockets, coordinate jury demands, and assist with prisoner transport and scheduling for court sessions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ year direct experience preferred.
• Proficiency in court document handling and data entry.
• Ability to work under supervision and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain master schedule of court events and calendar.
• Process subpoenas, notices, and journalize/file documents.
• Prepare judge's bench dockets and case entries.
• Schedule jury trials and coordinate related communications.
• Ensure prisoners are available for court sessions and transports.
• Assist colleagues as needed; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Case management

Scheduling

Data entry

Document processing

Jury coordination

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Under general supervision, provides scheduling and information support, maintains a master schedule of events, processes paperwork for assigned court or judge (Criminal, Traffic, or Civil) in support of court events. This positionreports to the Assistant Chief Deputy or the Chief Deputy of the Municipal Courts Division.

• Manage case flow for the court while remaining in compliance with applicable rules, policies and procedures; process cases according to status; coordinate work for all involved parties; process case-related paperwork for subpoenas, notices, and the like; journalize and file case documents; obtain forensic evaluations; process jury demand paperwork; schedule jury trials; prepare and distribute judge's bench dockets; prepare and distribute case-related judicial entries and correspondence.

• Ensure that prisoners are available for court sessions and video hearings; review listing to locate cases; obtain prisoner lists from jail records; process prisoner transports; communicate orderswithappropriate agencies; verify transport list prior to court sessions; prepare copies of the list forappropriatepersonnel; recall warrants; fileappropriatepaperwork, complete and distribute required forms after hearings based uponcasestatus.
• Arrange for the service of evictions, debtor's exams, writs of execution, subpoenas,bench warrants and other legal documents; keep records to ensure that service is perfected; arrange for alternate service whenan attempt fails.
• Process pleadings, corresponding service: et court date, securenecessaryforms and signatures, input information into the computersystem, collect fees, and journalize case files.
• Process transcripts for felonies and appeals; process restitutions for garnishments, bank attachments, evictions, and the like; process required paperwork to engage bailiff for service; pull case files; secure judges' signatures; enter fees and paperwork into the computer system.
• Attend court sessions to respond to judicial inquiries or provide information; process cases as they are heard; schedule additional cases as needed; enter data into the computer system to update case status; print necessary forms for processing; journalizeinformation.
• Provide assistance to colleagues in the department, when necessary, due to scheduling, volume, or staffing requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

High school diploma orequivalent

-AND-

Demonstrated proficiency in all of the stated knowledge, skills and abilities

(Usually obtainedthrougha minimum of one (1) year of direct experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• N/A