Court Administrator

Smith County; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith County in Tyler, TX seeks a Court Administrator to lead the 114th District Court operations. You will supervise staff, coordinate hearings, trials, and deadlines, and ensure timely compliance with statutory requirements.

You will collaborate with the Judge, attorneys, and court personnel, preparing timesheets for the Auditor and interfacing with the media when needed. The role requires strong IT, organizational, and interpersonal skills and a commitment to integrity and service.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher, or relevant work experience.
• Excellent communication with judge, attorneys and staff.
• Strong interpersonal and time management skills.
• Very computer literate with spreadsheet and organizational skills.
• Flexible to extend work hours as court days require.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations of the 114th District Court.
• Assist the Judge in making the Court open and accessible to all litigants and users.
• Maintain a complicated court schedule including hearings, trials and deadlines.
• Ensure the Court meets statutory deadlines, goals and case resolution statistics.
• Prepare, review and submit employee timesheets to the Auditor's office.
• Speak with the media when needed.
• Meet responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner.
• Ensure personnel practices and decisions establish high integrity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Communication

Spreadsheet proficiency

Organizational skills

Education

Associate’s degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Court Administrator manages, directs, supervises, coordinates and plans the operations of the 114th District Court.

• Assists the Judge in making the Court open and accessible to all litigants and other users.
• Maintains a complicated court schedule including hearing, trials, and out-of-court deadlines.
• Ensures the Court meets all statutory deadlines, goals, and case resolution statistics.
• Prepares, reviews, and submits employee timesheets to the Auditor's office.
• Speaks with the media when needed.
• Meets responsibilities in a timely and expeditious manner.
• Ensures that the Court’s personnel practices and decisions establish high standards of personal integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Must have a positive attitude, strong work ethic and well-developed interpersonal and time management skills.
• Must be extremely computer literate and have strong spreadsheet and organizational skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with the Judge, attorneys, clerk’s office employees, law enforcement personnel and fellow court staff members.
• Must be self-motivated, able to work efficiently without supervision and perform multiple tasks within designated time constraints.
• Must be flexible as court days may extend work hours and must remain on duty.

Must have an Associate’s Degree or higher, or relevant work experience.

Licenses and Certifications

• Required to obtain 16 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) per year.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Daily sitting, standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, lifting and moving items weighing up to 40 pounds in an office environment.