Judicial Assistant (Grade 12)

Job Summary

This position is advertised from the minimum hourly rate. Salary will be determined based on education and experience at the time of offer. Applications are sought on behalf of the Superior Court in Yuma County. Yuma County Human Resources does not review any applications submitted for this position. All applications are forwarded to Superior Court Human Resources in Yuma County.

Nature of Work

Performs varied confidential secretarial, clerical, and related tasks that support the operation, duties and assignments of a judge, commissioner and/or other judicial officer.

Experience and Education

High school diploma or GED; AND four years of progressively responsible secretarial, clerical, or high-level office support experience aiding an administrative officer in an office, technical or administrative environment or closely related area; OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. Additional requirements: This classification requires the applicant to pass criminal background checks; a valid Arizona State Driver's License may be required; Arizona Committee on Judicial Education and Training (COJET) yearly accreditation is required. Different pay: Judicial Assistants who are assigned to a Presiding Judge shall be compensated a 5% pay differential for administrative duties related to the Presiding Judge's assignment; examples of these tasks are working with the caseflow unit on assignment matters, serving as a liaison to the other Judicial Assistants, responding to matters related to the Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts; once the assignment to a Presiding Judge ends, the incumbent's pay will be reduced by the same amount as it was increased.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: Applicable State of Arizona statutes, rules, administrative orders, operational policies and procedures, Federal rules, and requirements.; Yuma County and Superior Court policies and procedures; Superior Court in Yuma County- Rules of the Judicial Merit System and the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees; legal terminology and court processes and procedures; basic principles and practices of caseflow management, records management, automation, office management, jury management, and intergovernmental relations; modern office practices, procedures, and equipment. Skills in: Interacting with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds; working under pressure in a dynamic work environment with changing demands and priorities; establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with court employees, other court and non-court related agencies and representatives, and the public; communicating effectively and producing and finalizing reports for public dissemination; organizing and coordinating the efforts of court personnel to accomplish court system and office goals and objectives; interpersonal skills that support working with a diverse group of individuals that include judges, court staff, litigants, attorneys, and the general public; working under pressures handling significant problems and tasks that come up simultaneously and/or unexpectedly; operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications. Ability to: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with judges, elected officials, staff, other agencies, and the general public; follow written and oral instructions; communicate effectively both orally and in writing Physical demands and working environment: Work is performed in a standard office environment and Court facilities. EOE/AA/ADAAA/M/F/V/D Drug Free Workplace