Oakland County, Michigan Government · 9 hours ago
District Court Clerk (HR Use Only)
Rochester, Michigan, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$41K/yr - $54K/yr
3+ years expOakland County is a leading public service organization in Michigan dedicated to improving the quality of life for its residents. The District Court Clerk performs essential clerical duties related to court proceedings, assists the public and legal professionals, and coordinates scheduling among various court personnel. This role is vital for ensuring the smooth operation of the district court and providing support to defendants and attorneys.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Gives information at a counter or by telephone to the general public, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel regarding civil, criminal, traffic, probation or administrative court cases and legal or internal procedures following established court rules, applicable laws and internal procedures
Assists the public in filling out standard court forms, questionnaires and applications and prepares a variety of standard court forms as required by the instant action of the proceeding
Prepares notices of hearings, examinations, appointments, and trials, and mails them to defendants, attorneys and law enforcement personnel to give notice of the proper court dates and probation appointments
Also prepares various forms and orders of the court
Schedules courtroom proceedings for the court, coordinating such scheduling with judges, prosecutors, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel
Checks judicial case dockets and validates the appearance of defendants, attorneys, issuing officers and witnesses as they appear for scheduled cases
Works closely with defendants regarding their financial status with the court
May approve payment schedules or other means to pay or advise judges of same
Prepares bench warrants and/or inputs information to produce a bench warrant for signature of a judge for those individuals who fail to appear in court or fail to comply with an order of the court
Prepares warrant recalls and/or inputs information to produce a warrant recall when appropriate
Prepares and/or inputs information to produce license suspensions for those individuals who fail to appear in court or fail to comply with an order of the court
Prepares and/or inputs information to produce a clearance of license suspensions when appropriate
Prepares and/or inputs information to produce Secretary of State abstracts according to the law
Prepares and/or inputs information to produce court ordered restricted driver's licenses
Prepares Orders of Probation and Discharges from Probation
Monitors and ensures compliance of unsupervised probation cases and processes them accordingly
Prepares juror summons to notify citizens of their appointment for jury duty
Prepares pay vouchers for payments of juror attendance
Prepares Judgements of Sentence and files with all required local and state agencies
Obtains information through the Law Enforcement Information Network (L.E.I.N.) to receive driving record information and criminal history information
Prepares computer input of data from tickets, citations, criminal and civil cases
Operates a computer terminal and enters data according to the court rules, applicable law, and internal procedures
Assists in gathering statistical information by reviewing case files, office activity logs or computer reports
May provide guidance to lower clerical employees of court policies, procedures and legal matters that pertain to the workload of the civil, criminal traffic, or probation units
May assist in the training of new and/or lower-level clerical employees
Utilizes current Countywide and/or department specific software to complete assignments
Qualification
Required
High school graduate or have a certificate of successful completion of the General Education Development Test
At least three (3) years full-time experience in a court system or comparable qualifications that meet the Court Administrator's approval
Knowledge of and experience in the operations, policies, and procedures of a district court
Familiar with current word processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail, and Internet software
Benefits
Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Oakland County, Michigan Government
With more than 1.2 million residents, Oakland County is composed of 62 cities, townships, and villages.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lois Robbins
Co-founder
EJ Widun
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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