Justice Court Clerk

Gila County; Payson (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gila County is seeking a dedicated clerk to facilitate new case filings in the court, assisting customers by phone or in person and handling mail, motions, and other filing procedures for case management.

The role includes handling civil matters, orders of protection, harassment injunctions, and forcible detainers, with backup support for the criminal clerk, including processing payments and helping train new clerks.

Qualifications

• Customer service via phone or in person.
• Clerical duties and case processing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with processing civil and small claims cases, orders of protection, injunctions against harassment, and forcible detainers.
• Maintain filing system and process department mail, motions and filings.
• Provide policy and procedural information to questions related to civil issues and traffic cases.
• Back up criminal clerk duties including processing fines and surcharges and training new clerks.

Skills

Customer service

Phone support

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7621372

The purpose of this position is to facilitate the process of new case filings in the court. Assisting with customer service over the phone or in person. Processing mail, motions and completing other procedures as required for case management. Customer assistance more detailed in nature relating to civil matters, orders of protection, injunctions of harassment and forcible detainers. Assisting criminal clerk with sentencing more detailed in nature for criminal cases requiring fine and surcharge details.

This position processes incoming cases and orders, maintains files, provides customer service and provides backup assistance as a criminal clerk.

• Provides customer service, provides policy and procedural answers to questions relating to civil issues and traffic cases on the phone or in person.
• Maintains filing system, processes department mail including motions and other filings related to case processing and mangement. Issues correspondence, reviews files, determines best procedure as needed.
• Processes incoming civil cases, small claims cases, orders of protection, injunctions against harassment and forcible detainers. As well as traffic cases with some criminal entry.
• Provides backup as criminal clerk, processing criminal and traffic payments and helping train new clerks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.