Assistant Clerk Magistrate - Framingham District Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Trial Court in Framingham is seeking an Assistant Clerk Magistrate to support magisterial and administrative duties at the Framingham District Court. You will review applications for probable cause, issue warrants, conduct hearings, manage records, and guide litigants through court procedures.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with supervisory experience or a law/graduate degree with relevant experience.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree; and knowledge, skills and abilities acquired through supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of higher education and relevant experience equal to 10 years total.
• A law degree or a graduate degree in a relevant field (criminal justice, public administration or business administration); and knowledge, skills and abilities acquired through 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Employment with the Trial Court is contingent upon passage of a criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Receives applications for criminal complaints and reviews them for probable cause.
• Reviews applications for search warrants and determines whether warrants may issue.
• Conducts hearings and determines whether criminal complaints and/or arrest warrants may issue; handles civil proceedings like traffic and environmental citations.
• Calls the list of cases scheduled before a justice and makes the official record of the proceedings.
• Maintains court records; issues process as required; supervises support staff.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills

Court procedures

Supervisory skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Law/graduate degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

PowerPoint

Job description

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Job Description - Assistant Clerk Magistrate - Framingham District Court (260007HS)

Job Description

Assistant Clerk Magistrate - Framingham District Court - ( 260007HS )

Description

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Departmental Mission Statement:As a gateway to justice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the District Court is dedicated to the administration of justice in a fair, impartial, and timely manner in accordance with the rule of law. In fulfilling this role, the District Court shall provide the communities it serves with an environment that is safe, accessible, and respectful to all. The District Court shall conduct its business with integrity, competence, and a commitment to excellence in order to promote public trust and confidence in the judicial system.

Organizational Profile:

• This position is designated as management position and is covered by the Trial Court Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual.

Position Summary: The employees in this position assist the Clerk-Magistrate in performing magisterial and administrative duties as set forth in state statutes and court rules.

• Magisterial responsibilities include determining probable cause for the issuance of criminal complaints and search warrants, in court and out of court bail determinations, determinations of preliminary probation violation hearings, adjudicating small claims motions and trials and presiding over both civil and criminal motor vehicle hearings.
• Assistant clerk-magistrates also may decide certain non-dispositive motions in civil and criminal cases, enter defaults and default judgments and other civil process.
• Administrative responsibilities include the preparation and maintenance of all court papers and records and performance of administrative tasks to ensure that cases move rapidly and smoothly to a determination by the court.
• Work is performed under the direction of the Clerk-Magistrate or First Assistant Clerk-Magistrate.
• Supervision is exercised over support personnel within the Clerk-Magistrate's Office.

Supervision Received: Work is performed under the direction of the Clerk-Magistrate or First Assistant Clerk-Magistrate.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Any one position may not include all of the duties and responsibilities listed below nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in these positions.

• Receives applications for criminal complaints and reviews them for probable cause.
• Reviews applications for search warrants filed by police and others and determines whether such warrants may issue.
• Conducts hearings and determines whether criminal complaints and/or arrest warrants may issue, determines appeals from civil motor vehicle citations, municipal by-law violations and environmental citations.
• Conducts trials of small claims and makes judgments of the same. In the absence of a justice, arraigns defendants, determines questions of bail, and conducts preliminary probation violation hearings.
• Calls the list of cases scheduled before a justice and makes the official record of the proceedings.
• Reviews filings from attorneys and Pro Se litigants and informs them on court procedure.
• Arranges for hearings and notifies counsel.
• Certifies and transmits official copies of court records as required.
• Issues process as required by the court or prescribed by statutes and rules of court.
• Receives, examines and reviews all filings and has responsibility to ensure they comply with rules of court, and to establish their suitability for filing.
• Maintains electronic and written indexes of cases entered.
• Supervises the receipt, recording and disbursements of fees and money by the court.
• Distributes and implements changes in court rules and office procedure.
• Administers hearings inside and outside of court where no judge is present.
• Performs related work as required.

• Thorough knowledge of state statutes, case law and court rules which prescribe the powers and duties of the Clerk-Magistrate and ability to interpret and apply them to the administrative procedures of the office.
• Thorough knowledge of court procedure, legal documents, laws, and legal factors pertaining to the court.
• Thorough knowledge of the organization, functions, jurisdiction and authority of the court.
• Knowledge of and ability to use computer software such as MS Office, including word processing, spreadsheets, data bases, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to maintain complex and accurate court records.
• Ability to plan and supervise the work of others.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree; and knowledge, skills and abilities acquired through 6 or more years of relevant work experience in criminal justice, public administration or business administration including supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of higher education and relevant experience equal to 10 years total;
OR
A law degree or a graduate degree in a relevant field (for example: criminal justice, public administration or business administration); and knowledge, skills and abilities acquired through 2 or more years of relevant work experience;

Employment with the Trial Court is contingent upon passage of a criminal record check.

Official Title : Assistant Clerk Magistrate

Job

: Legal Services

Agency

: District Court Admin Office

Salary

: 134,389.69 - 134,389.69 Yearly

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