Bilingual Court Operations Specialist

Gulfshoresal; La Porte, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

City of La Porte invites applications for a Court Specialist in the Municipal Court. This full-time role supports daily court operations, managing cases, docketing, processing citations, and answering public inquiries with professionalism.

Candidates need strong organization, basic accounting skills, and the ability to handle multi-tasking and difficult customers. Texas driver license and high school diploma required; bilingual preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Modern office methods, procedures, and equipment and business letter writing.
• Record keeping principles and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide court case management including filing, docketing, motions, and updating electronic cases.
• Process citations.
• Respond to requests regarding fines, trial and hearing dates, warrants, extensions, and other court information.
• Monitor cases for compliance.
• Process cases per court processes and standing orders.
• Make informational phone calls.
• Collect fines and fees.
• Schedule hearings, court dates and trials.
• Schedule interpreters and court reporters.
• Maintain warrants database.
• Prepare court dockets, jury charges, and summons.
• Generate subpoenas and prepare court documents.
• Assist with complaints, appeals, and judgments.
• Clear defendants from SETCIC and OMNIBase.
• Correspond with defendants, attorneys, and prosecutors.
• Subpoena witnesses and contact involved parties.
• Serve as courtroom clerk and assist judge in court.
• Attend court dockets and alternative sentencing programs.
• Data entry and reporting convictions to DPS.

Skills

English usage

Customer service

Organizational skills

Accounting basics

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Court Clerk Certification (Level 1) preferred

Job description

City of La Porte invites applications for a Court Specialist in the Municipal Court. This full-time role supports daily court operations, managing cases, docketing, processing citations, and answering public inquiries with professionalism.

Candidates need strong organization, basic accounting skills, and the ability to handle multi-tasking and difficult customers. Texas driver license and high school diploma required; bilingual preferred.