Superior Court Judicial Assistant

spokanecounty; Hudson (WI); In loco; USD 58.000 - 81.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Spokane County Superior Court is seeking a Judicial Assistant in Washington state to manage the Judge's calendar, coordinate all court proceedings, and support court operations. This is an at-will position serving at the pleasure of the Judge.

The position requires learning multiple database applications, interacting with attorneys, the public, and court staff, while maintaining strict confidentiality and docket integrity to ensure timely case processing.

Competenze

• Provides complex paralegal and legal secretary support to Superior Court Judges.
• Coordinates court proceedings and participants including attorneys, jurors, and court staff.
• Manages and tracks calendar and case flow for multiple dockets.

Mansioni

• Under supervision, provides paralegal and office administrative assistance for Superior Court Judges.
• Coordinates court proceedings and participants (Defendants, Attorneys, Judges, Clerks, Jurors, witnesses, interpreters, law enforcement).
• Manages calendar and case flow for IC, Unlawful Detainer, Therapeutic Court, Juvenile, Family Law, and Chief Criminal dockets.
• Interacts with government agencies, attorneys, litigants, jurors and the public; responds to requests for Court assistance.

Descrizione del lavoro

• Employee Type: Regular
• Department: Superior Court
• Salary: $57,657.60 - $80,704.00 Annually / $4,804.80 - $6,725.33 Monthly / $27.72 - $38.80 Hourly
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Overtime Eligible: Yes
• Job Posting Date Range: 10/16/2026 - Until Filled

Job Summary

NOTE: This is an "at will" position serving at the pleasure of Judge Tony Hazel, Department 6, in Spokane County Superior Court. The Judicial Assistant is responsible for case management, scheduling of all cases for the Judge, and must learn several database applications, be responsive to the public and to attorneys practicing before the Court. Judicial Assistants are entitled to the same paid six weeks off as the Judge.

The position allocated to this class is responsible for providing confidential, specialized administrative support duties including, prioritization, coordination and management of the calendaring and case flow of all assigned cases as well as all related administrative and clerical functions in direct support and under the general direction of a Superior Court Judge or designee. Employees must be able to coordinate and complete a variety of complex confidential administrative and technical tasks with minimal supervision. This classification is confidential in nature; incumbents are considered at-will, serving at the pleasure of the Court. Incumbents are expected to maintain a close working relationship with the Judge to whom they are assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Under general supervision, provides complex paralegal, legal secretarial, and office administrative assistance for Superior Court Judges; and performs related work as assigned.
• Coordinates court proceedings and court participants, including Defendants, Attorneys, Judges, Clerks, Jurors, witnesses, interpreters, law enforcement, and Jail Transport.
• Manages and coordinates cases on the Individual Court Calendar (IC), Unlawful Detainer, Therapeutic Court, Juvenile, Family Law and Chief Criminal dockets.
• Coordinates, plans and manages complex and varied database applications and programs for the calendaring and case flow functions for the Court Department.
• Serves as primary liaison between the Superior Court, government agencies, attorneys, litigants, jurors, law enforcement, victims and members of the public regarding matters assigned to Court Department. Independently reviews, analyzes, prioritizes and responds to requests for Court assistance.
• Provides information to attorneys and pro-se litigants regarding case status and disposition.
• Reviews incoming case material for potential conflicts of interest, exparte communications and other confidential matters.
• Prepares, proofs and edits legal documents, court orders, correspondence and jury instructions for the Judicial officer as appropriate.
• Researches, interprets and comprehends policies, procedures, state and local court rules, statutes.
• Manages, tracks and maintains information regarding pending caseload and prepares tracking reports. Evaluates case status, recommends and/or implements appropriate action.
• Reviews assigned cases to assist the Judge in determining priority for trial, and coordinates with the Superior Court Administration regarding brokering overflow matters.
• Reviews case files for accuracy, compliance with court rules and completeness. Ensures compliance with and manages pretrial and trial requirements.
• Modifies status of cases on case management system based on information received from parties.
• Oversees security and administrative issues within the Department, coordinating with the Superior Court Administrator's Office, law enforcement and Jury Management to best facilitate the overall use of court time, personnel and jurors.
• Responsible for caseload follow up to ensure timely completion and resolution of assigned cases.
• Serves as liaison with the media and the public on any matters that are of media interest.
• Directs activities to ensure compliance with media protocol issued by the court.
• Supervises the jury with full responsibility for assuring the comfort and deportment of jurors assigned to the judicial department. Directs and assists jurors during trials while complying with and applying appropriate statutes, court rules, policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to issues of communication, security, illness, reasonable accommodation, emergency matters and ...
• Maintains confidentiality of all sensitive reports, correspondence, conv