Court Operations Manager

Merced Superior Court; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Merced Superior Court is seeking a Court Operations Manager to oversee daily functions across divisions and branch sites, ensuring efficient operations and compliance with legal requirements.

The role requires leadership in budgeting, policy development, and staff supervision, with a focus on continuous improvement and alignment with court goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in judicial administration or related field with five years of court experience including two years supervisory experience in a court setting.
• Equivalent to a high school diploma or GED with eight years of technical court experience including work as a Courtroom Clerk and three years of supervisory experience in a court setting.

Responsibilities

• Plans, manages, and oversees daily functions of assigned court divisions and sites, including financial information, processing, reporting, and record keeping.
• Develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for divisions and sites.
• Directs division personnel; evaluates work, handles performance issues, and enforces discipline and termination procedures.

Skills

Public administration

Court operations

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in judicial administration

High school diploma + extensive court experience

Job description

Salary $91,020.80 - $110,656.00 Annually

Location 627 W. 21st Street, Merced, CA, CA

Job Type Full Time

Job Number 26-27-05

Division Administration

Opening Date 10/14/2026

Closing Date 11/20/2026 4:30 PM Pacific

Definition

CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION

Under general direction, manages the daily operations of assigned court divisions and branch court sites; provides administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of assigned divisions and branch sites; plans, develops and implements procedures and policies that are in alignment with the strategic goals of the Court; and performs related duties, as assigned.

Employment At-will

The Court Operations Manager classification is established as an at-will position and, as such, the incumbent serves at the direction of the Court Executive Officer. The Court Executive Officer has the right to terminate the employment of any incumbent in the position of Court Operations Manager at any time, with or without advance notice or cause.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a management classification responsible for planning, organizing, reviewing, and evaluating the functionalities and activities of multiple document processing divisions and branch court sites. Successful performance of the work requires knowledge of public policy and court functions and activities, and the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines. The incumbent is accountable for accomplishing departmental and operational goals and objectives and for furthering Court goals and objectives. This class is distinguished from the Supervising Court Processing Clerk in that the latter has first line supervisory responsibilities over an assigned group of clerical staff.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Plans, manages, and oversees the daily functions, operations, and activities of the assigned Court divisions and branch court sites, including preparing, monitoring, forecasting, and analyzing financial information, financial processing, reporting, and record keeping.
• Develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the assigned divisions and branch sites.
• Selects, trains, motivates, and directs division personnel; evaluates and reviews work for acceptability and conformance with division standards, including program and project priorities and performance evaluations; works with employees on performance issues; implements discipline and termination procedures; responds to staff questions and concerns.
• Ensures the overall quality of the divisions service by developing, reviewing, and implementing policies and procedures to meet legal requirements and Court needs; continuously monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assesses and monitors the distribution of work, support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities for improvement; for improvement; directs the implementation of change.
• Supports the development, design and coordination of automated systems including research, analysis testing, implementation, and performance monitoring.
• Conducts a variety of divisional, organizational, and operational studies and investigations; recommends modifications to programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate.
• Prepares and directs the preparation of a variety of written correspondence, reports, procedures, resolutions, and other materials.
• Maintains and directs the maintenance of working, confidential and official divisional automated and manual files.
• Acts as liaison to other court division, governmental agencies, and other parties with interest in the trail court system, provides liaison and staff support to a variety of committees, commissions, and work groups.
• Monitors changes in laws, regulations and technology that may affect departmental operations; implements policy and procedural changes after approval.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of court services.

Supervisory Duties

• Direct supervision of Court Supervisors and other court division personnel as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education

• Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in judicial administration, public administration, or related field and five (5) years of court experience, including two (2) years of supervisory experience in a court setting.

OR

Equivalent to a high school diploma or GED and eight (8) years of technical court experience, including work as a Courtroom Clerk and/or Court Processing Clerk, and three (3) years of supervisory experience in a court setting.

License, Certification And/or Special Requirements

• A valid class C California drivers license may be required. The requirement will be reviewed on a position basis in accordance with ADA regulations.

Necessary Employment Standards

Knowledge Of

• Administrative principles and practices, including goal setting, program development, implementation, and evaluation, and supervision of staff, either directly or through subordinate levels of supervision.
• Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of projects, programs, policies, procedures, and operational needs, principles, and practices of Court government administration.
• Methods and techniques for the development of presentations, business correspondence, and information distribution; research and reporting methods, techniques, and procedures.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and organizational policies and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Legal terminology, court operations and courtroom procedure; courtroom etiquette and conventions.
• Techniques for effectively representing the Court in contacts with governmental agencies, community elected and appointed officials, and all levels of Court staff.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, elected and appointed officials, and all levels of Court staff.
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and software relevant to work performed.
• Organize work, set priorities, meet critical time deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications,