Court Clerk – Department of Magistrate Court Job Application

Overview

Position Title: Court Clerk

Company: City Of Kingman

Location: Kingman, AZ, US

Job Description:

Interested in making a difference in people’s lives and serving justice? The City of Kingman Municipal Court is currently recruiting to fill a Court Clerk position to work with members of the public, law enforcement, and court services personnel to perform clerical and administrative support work.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent customer service skills, ability to work effectively with all individuals they come in contact with and maintain effective communications. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who enjoys administrative support work and possesses good technical and computer skills used to completing work assignments.

Responsibilities:

• Waits on public at counter and performs cashiering duties to include accepting payments and receipting same as well as submitting a daily deposit to finance.
• Recalls warrants upon arrest.
• Dispositions cases in the Court’s case management system and distributes paperwork accordingly.
• Accepts bond and/or bail transactions and completes purchase orders for requesting restitution and/or refunds dollar amounts.
• Performs related work as required.
• Prepares and processes failure to appear notices.
• Enters notes for minutes of court proceedings in courtroom recording program.
• Files pending and completed cases.
• Tracks Court ordered counseling and takes appropriate action based on compliance/non-compliance.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with Court and City policies and procedures; follows safety policies and practices, works in a safe manner, and reports unsafe activity and conditions.
• Schedules and maintains Court calendar for court trials and hearings.
• Completes a variety of forms and forwards to appropriate jurisdiction
• Types and composes business correspondence relating to activities of the court.
• Dockets and sets up all court files and cross references for prior convictions.
• Issues summons and subpoenas to appear for court matters.
• Processes orders of protection.
• Contacts service providers to verify compliance with court orders.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity.
• Prepares court record on appeals to include creating a CD of the audio recording.
• Answers incoming calls and handles matters pertaining to same to include disposition information in cases, fine amounts, scheduled hearing and trial dates.
• Prepares forms in courtroom for judge.
• Assists in setting cases for hearing and trial dates and resets cases as required.
• Accepts written motions from attorneys and routes to appropriate parties.

Requirements:

• Must pass pre-employment background check
• Any combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge and experience to perform the work.
• Must have Arizona Driver’s License
• Must complete 16 hours continuing education each calendar year
• At least one to two (1-2) years experience in municipal court work or any equivalent experience.
• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent