Judicial Clerk: Court Operations & Public Service

Maricopa County; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 58,025,000 - 93,126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Excellent benefits

Paid vacation and sick time

Low-cost healthcare

Job summary

The Maricopa County Justice Court, Arizona, seeks a Judicial Clerk to join a dynamic team responsible for front-counter service, filing, docketing, and payment processing. This role supports public access to court services and ensures accurate handling of case documents and fees.

You will gain hands-on experience with various case types and interact with the public, law enforcement, and attorneys to help keep court operations running smoothly and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Two years of clerical or administrative experience, including customer service, cash handling, and/or data entry.
• High school diploma or GED.
• A combination of post‑secondary education and/or job‑related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year‑for‑year basis

Responsibilities

• Provide quality customer service to the general public, law enforcement, and attorneys over the phone and at the counter with understanding legal filing procedures, fees, and forms.
• Review legal documents for information, conformity, jurisdiction, completeness, timeliness, and supporting documents.
• Schedule and amend the court docket, coordinate court dates, and issue appearance and release notices.
• Prepare bench warrants and releases, issue summonses, subpoenas, minute entries, copies, and court forms.
• File and retrieve legal documents from an automated case management system; maintain order of documents; purge records per retention schedule.
• Collect, post, receipt, and reconcile monetary transactions daily.
• Assist in the courtroom and provide administrative support to the Judge when assigned.

Skills

Clerical experience

Customer service

Data entry

Cash handling

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Maricopa County Justice Court, Arizona, seeks a Judicial Clerk to join a dynamic team responsible for front-counter service, filing, docketing, and payment processing. This role supports public access to court services and ensures accurate handling of case documents and fees.

You will gain hands-on experience with various case types and interact with the public, law enforcement, and attorneys to help keep court operations running smoothly and efficiently.