Deputy Clerk (Bilingual/Spanish)

District of Columbia Courts; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The District of Columbia Courts is seeking a Deputy Clerk (Bilingual) to provide administrative and clerical support in the Superior Court. This 6-month roster position emphasizes bilingual processing, customer service, and court etiquette.

Eligible for telework, with responsibilities spanning case management, document processing, and interpretation. Qualified applicants should submit education verification and be prepared to handle filings, data entry, oaths, and daily financial transactions.

Qualifications

• Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Upload your college transcript showing college name, student name, courses, credits, major(s) and GPA or class rank.
• Foreign education may require a Foreign Equivalency Certificate with transcript.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers, provide basic information, and share resources.
• Respond to inquiries about procedures, forms, and court rules.
• Provide Spanish interpretation and translation for respondents, litigants, or the public.
• Monitor cases from initiation to final disposition and support data entry in the court system.
• Process filings, route to appropriate queues, and maintain calendars and dockets.
• Administer oaths, manage receipts, and balance daily transactions.
• Prepare correspondence, notices, writs, and certify copies of records.

Skills

Spanish language interpretation

Bilingual communication

Education

College transcript or degree

Job description

• Hiring Agency: District of Columbia Courts
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The Deputy Clerk (Bilingual) works in the divisions of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and is responsible for providing administrative and clerical support in an office setting. This announcement will create a 6 month roster for Superior Court Deputy Clerk (Bilingual) vacancies. If you previously applied for a Deputy Clerk (Bilingual) posting, you must reapply for consideration.

Key Responsibilities

The Deputy Clerk (Bilingual) will be expected to perform the following duties in a timely and competent manner: exercise sound judgment; work independently and cooperatively; and communicate clearly and courteously. Greets customers, provides basic information, and shares relevant resources. Responds to inquiries regarding procedural information about cases, proper completion of court forms, and court rules, procedures, and processes.

Provides Spanish language interpretations and translations (orally and written) for respondents, litigants or public. Answers incoming phone calls and responds to chat line, video, and email inquiries as assigned and where appropriate. Monitors cases from initiation to final disposition in accordance with established procedures and designated timelines.

Receives and processes initial and subsequent filings in accordance with applicable business processes and standard operating procedures, routes filings to appropriate office or work queue. Reviews, enters, and updates data in the Superior Court case management system to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and consistency in compliance with time standards. Assists in maintaining court calendars by scheduling hearings according to procedures and processes.

Administers oaths and affirmations in accordance with established procedures and processes. Manages case dockets including monitoring overdue or missing documents, files, exhibits, or records. Opens, reviews, sorts, and processes or distributes incoming mail; processes outgoing mail.

Processes checks, money orders, and electronic or cash payments or fees and prepares financial transaction receipts; prepares end-of-day report and balances daily receipts to ensure correct reporting. Reviews judicial orders to ensure that instructions to the Clerk's Office are carried out appropriately.

Prepares correspondence, forms, or other documents such as notices, orders, certificates, warrants, and writs in the appropriate format, style, and content as established by business processes and standard operating procedures. Creates and certifies copies of the official record in all matters where certification is necessary. Performs special assignments, projects, and other duties as assigned; and Provides coverage for other divisions and offices as needed.

Requirements & Education

To qualify based on education, upload a copy of your college transcript or degree. The transcript must show the name of the college or university, your name, list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for District of Columbia Courts employment.

You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. Foreign Education: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must upload a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript at time of application to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

This is not a federal position. The District of Columbia Courts is an independent branch of the District of Columbia Government and is not under the authority of the City Mayor or the D. C. Council. DC Courts' appropriation comes directly from Congress. All DC Courts non-judicial employees receive federal benefits for the following programs: Life Insurance, Retirement Benefits, Health Insurance and Workers Compensation.

The DC Courts leave policy is as follows:

• Annual Leave: New full-time employees earn four (4) hours of annual leave biweekly.
• After three years of service this increases to six (6)hours biweekly.
• At 15 years it increases to eight(8)hours biweekly.
• Employees can carry over no more than 240 hours of annual leave into the next leave year.
• Sick Leave is used for personal medical needs, care of a family member, or adoption related purposes.
• Full-time employees earn four(4)hours of sick leave biweekly.
• This leave can be accrued without limit.
• In addition to the federal health plans, the DC Courts offer employees supplemental vision and dental plans as well as a commuter transit benefit subsidy, for a maximum of $150 a month.
• There are 26 pay periods in the year.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with District of Columbia Courts, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $53681 – $65425/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.