Court Manager I

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 55,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Judicial Branch is seeking a District Court Manager to provide administrative and case-management support for the District Court Judges in Judicial District 22 and Rockingham County. The role ensures efficient operation of District Court activities and calendar coordination in a dynamic court environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining calendars, coordinating remote hearings, and liaising with judges, attorneys, and court staff.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a four-year college with a related field.
• Two years of progressive experience in the court system.
• Knowledge of case management and calendaring rules.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to coordinate calendars, hearings, and language access.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, WebEx.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain District Court calendars.
• Coordinate CNJ, 50B, custody, and other calendars.
• Maintain court dates, sessions and judicial assignments in Odyssey/Enterprise Justice.
• Coordinate interpreter and language access requests.
• Support magistrate recruitment and administrative processes.
• Coordinate remote hearings and courtroom technology.

Skills

Calendaring

Court management

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Remote hearings

Office software

Education

Bachelor degree in related field

Tools

Odyssey/Enterprise Justice

Casewise

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

WebEx

Job description

About Us

DO YOUR CAREER JUSTICE! Each and every day, North Carolina's courts help provide safety for our communities, prosperity for our economy, and protection for the rights, liberties, and freedoms that sit at the foundation of our state and federal constitutions. Consider an exciting and rewarding career with us and join the more than 7,000 elected officials and employees who make up our workforce and help us ensure that justice is administrated without favor, denial, or delay.

Description of Work

SALARY RANGE: $55,069.00 - $86,291.00

The District Court Manager provides administrative and case-management support to the District Court Judges of Judicial District 22 and coordinates the efficient operation of District Court activities in Rockingham County.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Duties include:

• Preparing and maintaining District Court calendars.
• Coordinating Civil Non-Jury (CNJ), Domestic Violence (50B), custody, administrative and other District Court calendars.
• Maintaining court dates, sessions and judicial assignments in Odyssey/ Enterprise Justice.
• Coordinating peremptory settings and calendar calls.
• Processing and routing proposed orders and other judicial documents.
• Serving as liaison among judges, attorneys, the Clerk of Superior Court, District Attorney's Office, court personnel and the public.
• Coordinating interpreter and language access requests.
• Performing Disability Access Coordinator responsibilities.
• Assisting with magistrate recruitment and administrative process.
• Coordinating remote hearings and courtroom technology.
• Maintaining DCA calendars and judicial assignments.
• Performing other administrative responsibilities, correspondence, records, mail and weekly post office duties.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies:

Knowledge of: case management and calendaring rules and procedures to administer the case tracking and calendaring system; court system and organization to effectively interact with court officials, court procedures and legal terminology to communicate with court officials and law enforcement personnel; interpersonal skills to work with court personnel and the general public; organizational skills to monitor case activity and prepare court calendars; and principles of management related to the supervision of staff.

Skills in: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, WebEx, and Casewise; and strong oral and written communication skills.

Ability to: use office automation equipment to prepare legal documents and maintain the case tracking system; summarize, compile, and tabulate narrative and numerical material, analyze and record information, and balance figures; learn specific laws, rules and regulations relating to the court system and programs; be resourceful in gathering information and in answering unusual inquires and questions; and compose correspondence independently following established guidelines.

Minimum Education and Experience

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in court administration, criminal justice, public administration, business, or a related field, and two years of progressive experience in the court syst

All NC Judicial Branch agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers.

The North Carolina Judicial Branch participates in E-Verify, an internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from the U.S Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.

Charmaine J. Leeks
NC Administrative Office of the Courts
Human Resources Division
https://www.nccourts.gov/about/about-judicial-branch/careers