Courtroom Clerk I

County of San Diego; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Diego Superior Court is seeking applicants for the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list. This opportunity is open to the general public and current employees of the San Diego Superior Court.

Volunteers are not eligible to apply. Courtroom Clerks perform complex legal clerical work in support of judicial officers, including recording minutes, administering oaths, impaneling juries, handling exhibits, and calendaring civil, criminal, and family law matters.

Qualifications

• Legal terminology and court-related document processing knowledge.
• Ability to follow procedures for court proceedings and calendaring civil, criminal, juvenile, family law, probate, small claims, and minor offense matters.
• Strong command of English grammar and punctuation.

Responsibilities

• Attend court sessions to record and prepare the official minutes of court proceedings.
• Administer oaths and impanel juries; maintain jury attendance records.
• Receive, mark and maintain exhibits; read verdicts and poll juries.
• Calendar activities for civil, criminal, juvenile, family law, probate, and related matters.
• Prepare notices and resolve scheduling problems; maintain case management information.

Skills

Legal terminology

Court procedures

English usage

Attention to detail

Calendaring & scheduling

Confidentiality

Education

Paralegal certificate or Associate's degree in business or related field

Job description

COURTROOM CLERK I
Examination No. 26-017

San Diego Superior Court is seeking qualified candidates for the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list.

Summary

San Diego Superior Court is seeking qualified candidates for the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list. This opportunity is open to the general public and current employees of the San Diego Superior Court. Volunteers are not eligible to apply.

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Courtroom Clerk vacancies in all court locations as they occur and are approved to be filled. If you have already applied since the announcement for Exam #26-017 first went out on February 27, 2026, you DO NOT need to reapply under this examination number to be considered. Courtroom Clerks may be assigned to any area or work location to meet the needs of the Court.

Job Summary

Courtroom Clerks perform complex legal clerical work in support of Superior Court judicial officers. Typical duties include attending court sessions to record and prepare the official minutes of court proceedings; administering oaths; impaneling juries and maintaining jury attendance records; receiving, marking and maintaining exhibits; reading verdicts and polling juries; calendaring activities in support of independent calendar departments in civil, family or probate, including preparing notices and resolving scheduling problems; providing authoritative information on court policies, procedures, or specific cases; utilizing and maintaining information in automated case management tracking systems; and filing, preparing and processing a variety of court documents for civil, criminal, juvenile, family law, probate, small claims, or minor offense cases.

Knowledge Of

The IDEAL CANDIDATE should have the following: Legal terminology; legal clerical procedures related to preparing, processing and reviewing court-related documents and forms; routine court proceedings and calendaring activities related to civil, criminal, juvenile, family law, probate, small claims, and minor offense matters; and proper English usage, including grammar and punctuation.

Ability To

Listen, summarize, and document court proceedings; read, comprehend and interpret legal codes and statutes; proofread and review documents and records for correctness and sufficiency of information; follow written and verbal instructions; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; prepare and compose correspondence and reports; train others in job tasks; maintain confidentiality; work independently; organize and prioritize work; effectively handle multiple and varied assignments simultaneously; exercise good judgment, tact, courtesy and diplomacy in dealing with judicial officers, court staff, attorneys, law enforcement officers and the general public; and operate and use personal computers.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have at least two years of full-time experience as a Court Operations Clerk and related knowledge, skills and abilities; OR four years of full-time legal clerical/secretarial experience including preparing, processing and/or reviewing legal documents.

Educational Substitution: A paralegal certificate from an accredited college or university or an Associate's degree (or higher) in business or a directly related field may substitute for up to a maximum of one (1) year of the required two (2) years of Court Operations Clerk legal clerical/secretarial experience.

RESUME REQUIREMENT

Applicants must include a copy of their résumé, attached as a Word or PDF file in the “Attachments” section. Your application will not be considered if your résumé is not attached.

FILING DEADLINE

Online applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. However, this recruitment may close at any time without notice. Paper applications will not be accepted.

EVALUATION AND SELECTION

The examination process will be based 100% on your responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire and all materials submitted at the time of application. Qualified candidates will be placed on the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list based on an evaluation of information provided in the online application. Candidates whose qualifications best meets the needs of the court will be invited to participate in selection interviews.

As vacancies approved to be filled occur, names of candidates from the eligible list will be forwarded to the department hiring manager. Court area experience and work location preferences indicated on the application may be taken into consideration when referring candidates to the department hiring manager.

Placement on the eligible list does NOT guarantee that all candidates will be contacted by department hiring managers for interviews.

If placed on the eligible list under this recruitment, you may not re-apply or submit additional application materials.

The provisions of this job bulletin do not constitute an implied or expressed contract, and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked at any time. The requirements stated represent only the minimum required to file an application. Meeting the listed requirements does not guarantee an applicant will qualify.

Updated May 2026