Chief Court Administrator I (Lautenberg) - Lihue, Kauai

Hawai`i State Judiciary; Lihue (HI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary seeks a Chief Court Administrator I (Lautenberg) for the Fifth Circuit in Lihue, Kauai. This executive role plans, directs, and coordinates all administrative and support functions for court operations across criminal, civil, family, probation, and traffic matters.

The position is part of the Judiciary's senior management team, advising the Chief Justice and Administrative Director on operational guidelines and continuous improvement of the state judicial system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience for substitution as described in the ad.
• Three years of professional, administrative, or technical work in a court or legal setting.
• Experience supervising staff and directing the work of others.
• Ability to write clear reports and interpret complex material.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, administer, and coordinate administrative, business, and support functions for the Fifth Circuit.
• Serve on the Judiciary's senior management team to develop and implement operational guidelines.
• Oversee program operations and activities within the Fifth Circuit in accordance with laws, statutes, and court orders.

Skills

Supervision

Administrative leadership

Policy development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Recruitment Number 26-235TO, Chief Court Administrator I (Lautenberg), EM-08, Lihue, Kauai.

This position serves as the Chief Court Administrator for the Fifth Circuit. In this capacity, the position plans, directs, administers, and coordinates all administrative, business, and support functions required to support judicial proceedings and judgments in a judicial circuit involving criminal, civil, family, probation and traffic matters; and oversees a multitude of programs within the jurisdiction of the Fifth Circuit in accorance with pertinent laws, statutes, and rules and orders of the court.

This position serves on the Judiciary's senior management team to assist the Chief Justice and the Administrative Director of the Courts in the development, evaluation, revision, and implementation of operational guidelines and addressing issues aimed toward the continual improvement of the Hawaii State Judicial system.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree, or

Excess work experience as described under Specialized Experience below, or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge and abilities.

The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional, administrative, technical work experience in one or a combination of the following areas. Clerical work experience is non‑qualifying.

• In a court or legal setting, responsibility for supervising or overseeing the operational activities of a unit or section whose primary function is the preparation and/or processing of legal documents. Such experience must have included:
  • (1) planning and directing the work of others;
  • (2) assigning and reviewing their work;
  • (3) advising them on difficult problem areas;
  • (4) timing and scheduling their work;
  • (5) training and developing new employees;
  • (6) disciplining them when necessary.
  Examples of legal setting are: Office of the Prosecutor, Public Defender, Department of the Attorney General, legal department in a financial institution or trust company, private attorney’s office.
• Independently performing professional work involving written analysis, evaluation and recommendations for problem resolution in a court or legal setting, or those social work or administrative programs of the courts.

STAFF SPECIALIST or SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year of Staff Specialist or Supervisory experience described below:

• A. Staff Specialist Experience: Work in a criminal justice system which included the development and/or modification of an institutional program, and/or work in a criminal justice system which included program development and evaluation and the development of new and revised procedures.
• B. Supervisory Experience: Experience which included:
  • (1) planning and directing the work of others;
  • (2) assigning and reviewing their work;
  • (3) advising them on difficult problem areas;
  • (4) timing and scheduling their work;
  • (5) training and developing of new employees;
  • (6) disciplining them when necessary.

The required years of Supervisory Experience is separate from meeting the Specialized Experience requirement under 1.

For purposes of this section, non-supervisory and supervisory work experience performing and/or supervising general clerical tasks is not qualifying.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Three (3) years of progressively responsible work experience in a court or legal setting, social work or administrative program of the courts which involved active participation in and major responsibility for the development of policies and procedures; and the development, management, execution and coordination of program operations and activities.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION for SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

A. A Master’s degree in business, public administration or criminal justice administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of Specialized Experience.

B. Graduation from an accredited school of law may be substituted for one (1) year of Specialized Experience.

QUALIFICATION for FIREARMS (LAUTENBERG)

Applicants must be qualified to possess firearm or ammunition in accordance with state and federal laws, e.g., no misdemeanor or felony domestic violence conviction.

Education

If you are using education as a substitute for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.