Court Administrator II (Land Court) - Honolulu, Oahu

Hawai`i State Judiciary; Honolulu (HI); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary seeks a Court Administrator II for the Land Court in Honolulu to serve as Registrar and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Tax Appeal Court, overseeing statewide operations and court services.

The role involves developing policies, managing records and calendars, coordinating with judges and agencies, and supervising staff while ensuring compliance with statutes and court rules.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.
• Master's degree or JD may substitute for one year of specialized experience as described in substitutions.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement policies and procedures; manage court records, case management, and courtroom operations.
• Coordinate with judges, Judiciary divisions, attorneys, and external agencies; oversee budgets, personnel, technology systems, and legislative matters.
• Ensure accurate processing, custody, and certification of legal documents; schedule statewide court calendars; supervise and train staff; provide technical assistance to the public and legal community.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Jobbeschreibung

Recruitment Number 26-013LK, Court Administrator II (Land Court), SR-26, Honolulu, Oahu.

Note: The recruitment for this position is being announced at the Court Administrator I and II levels. See Court Administrator I (Land Court), Recruitment No. 26-012LK.

This position supports the statewide operations of the Land Court and the Tax Appeal Court by serving as the Registrar of the Land Court and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Tax Appeal Court. It oversees and directs all administrative, operational, and court service functions that support judicial proceedings, land title registration, and tax appeal matters across the State of Hawaii.

Responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and procedures; managing court records, case management, and courtroom operations; coordinating with judges, Judiciary divisions, attorneys, and external agencies; overseeing budgets, personnel, technology systems, and legislative matters; and ensuring the accurate processing, custody, and certification of legal documents. The position also schedules court calendars statewide, supervises and trains staff, provides technical assistance to the public and legal community, and ensures compliance with applicable statutes, court rules, and administrative policies to promote efficient and uniform court operations.

Education Requirement

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

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 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 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.

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

Staff Specialist OR Supervisory Experience

Six (6) months of experience in one of the following areas:

• 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; evaluation and the development of new and revised procedures; and advisory services to management in the overall aspects of program development and evaluation.
• 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; and (6) disciplining them when necessary.

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

Administrative Experience

Six (6) months 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.

Education: If you are using education as a substitution 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.