Court Clerk-Magistrate Supervisor

Massachusetts Trial Court; Malden (MA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Trial Court seeks an Assistant Clerk Magistrate for Malden District Court. The role involves complex legal work with supervisory duties over support staff, ensuring timely processing of court papers and records under state statutes and court rules.

Responsibilities include reviewing applications for probable cause, warrants, civil matters, and small claims, maintaining case indexes, and transmitting official records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and knowledge, skills and abilities with 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 with 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• 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; 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 ensures compliance with rules of court; maintains indexes of cases entered.
• Supervises the receipt, recording and disbursements of fees and money by the court.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree plus supervisory experience

Law degree or graduate degree in a relevant field

Job description

Massachusetts Trial Court seeks an Assistant Clerk Magistrate for Malden District Court. The role involves complex legal work with supervisory duties over support staff, ensuring timely processing of court papers and records under state statutes and court rules.

Responsibilities include reviewing applications for probable cause, warrants, civil matters, and small claims, maintaining case indexes, and transmitting official records.