U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · 5 days ago
Criminal Duty Magistrate Judge Courtroom Deputy
New Orleans, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expThe U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time permanent position of Criminal Duty Magistrate Judge Courtroom Deputy. The role involves managing the Criminal Duty caseload, providing courtroom assistance, and ensuring all necessary documentation and proceedings are handled efficiently.
Judiciary
No H1B
U.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
LaToya Allen
Responsibilities
Manages all criminal duty matters assigned to the magistrate judges
Sets dates and times of all criminal magistrate judicial proceedings and informs the magistrate judges and their staff members of case progress. Reviews materials and information related to scheduled proceedings to ensure that all records and reference materials are available for use by the judicial officers and counsel. Schedules interpreters, when necessary, for magistrate judges and district judges and coordinates with the Procurement Unit on scheduling/payment of interpreters. Maintains confidentiality of all sealed matters
Prepares daily calendar: Organizes, confirms necessity of each hearing, researches history of each case, and generates calendar. Issues notices of hearing to counsel and all parties involved of date, location and requirements of the hearing. Also prepares and maintains the yearly Criminal Magistrate Judge Duty Calendar
Attends daily court sessions in all criminal duty matters. Records proceedings utilizing electronic court recording equipment. Takes notes of proceedings, rulings and notices and prepares minutes of court proceedings and required documents such as bond and detention papers, appointment of counsel, criminal judgments, etc., as applicable. Participates in the criminal weekend duty rotation. On occasion, staffs court proceedings extending past assigned daily working hours and works to finalize related work
Assists with the orderly flow of proceedings including, but not limited to, setting up the courtroom, assuring the presence of all necessary participants, accepting and managing exhibits admitted into evidence, and swearing in witnesses and interpreters
Issues Criminal Duty Magistrate Judge case numbers through CM/ECF. Opens these cases upon receipt of initiating documents. Dockets minute entries of court proceedings, orders, and all other necessary documents submitted, or properly disseminates paperwork throughout the clerk’s office for docketing. Closes cases upon receipt of terminating documents. Ensures that all automated entries are appropriately linked for proper case management. Answers inquiries on case status. Performs quality control checks on Criminal Duty Magistrate Judge cases
Issues search warrant numbers through CM/ECF. Dockets all search warrants and search warrant related documents
Prepares initial CVB docket, attends court proceedings, prepares notices, warrants, judgments, orders and all other documents that are necessary. Handles all correspondence, telephone calls and email inquiries related to CVB violations
Maintains and prepares monthly criminal duty statistical report
Acts as liaison among members of the clerk’s office, the bar, and the magistrate judges and their staffs to ensure that cases proceed smoothly and efficiently. Coordinates criminal magistrate case activities with other courts, federal agencies, and attorneys
Receives Grand Jury returns in open court then processes them accordingly
Performs other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Applicants must be a high school graduate or equivalent with a minimum of one-year of specialized experience for placement at a CL-26, or a minimum of two years specialized experience for placement at a CL-27
General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the possession of, or the ability to acquire, the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the position's duties
Specialized experience is progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry or report generation
Preferred
Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate is preferred
Preference may be given to applicants who have prior federal court experience, and/or courtroom experience in a similar position
Experience and judgment in creating, handling, or processing legal documents, such as that acquired in federal or state courts or law offices, is preferred
Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people and skill in dealing with others in person-to-person work relationships
Skill in using automated systems for filing documents and extracting relevant information
Experience which reflects the applicant's ability to work under pressure and deal with change
Demonstrable ability to manage successfully multiple competing priorities and work with limited supervision
Excellent verbal and writing skills
Experience with current versions of Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word and Windows
Benefits
Eleven (11) paid federal holidays
Paid annual leave (part-time pro-rated based on hours worked)
Paid sick leave (part-time pro-rated based on hours worked)
Medical coverage with pre-tax employee premiums (part-time pro-rated based on hours worked)
Flexible benefits program for health care, dependent care and commuter/parking expenses
Eligibility for Group Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage
Mandatory participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
Time in service with other federal agencies, as well as time for prior military service, is taken into consideration when computing leave accrual and retirement benefits.
Company
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is located on Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.
51-200 employees
Funding
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