Court Clerk I

Court Clerk I

Under moderate supervision, performs a variety of legal clerical duties in response to actions of the courts. Uses independent judgment interpreting and applying procedures and precedents to specific misdemeanor cases. Coordinates and carries out duties involved in assigned causes of action. Performs detailed and complex legal procedures associated with the receipt, review, and filing of court documents. Reviews and analyzes legal documents, indexes documents by applying appropriate category codes and scans documents into electronic imaging systems. Prepares and issues a variety of legal documents. Assesses fees and performs cashier duties. Assists the public and acts as a liaison between the department, courts, other agencies and the public. May function as a Court Clerk II alternate in supporting the court.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS :

This is the second in a series of four court clerical-related job classifications within the Administrative Support job family. Incumbents perform duties of moderate complexity. This classification is distinguished from Court Clerk Assistant in that incumbents routinely review the work performed by the Court Clerk Assistant, perform fewer general clerical duties and require greater independent judgment. This classification is distinguished from Court Clerk II in that incumbents do not regularly perform the majority of their work in a court setting and do not function as lead workers or have regular supervisory duties.

Duties and responsibilities include :

• Assisting and answering questions from the public regarding the status, disposition, pending actions or other aspects of court cases.
• Serving as liaison or primary point of contact with defendants, plaintiffs, families, judges, court personnel, Constable's Officers, attorneys, County and District Attorney's Office, law enforcement agencies, interested parties, and the general public regarding status, disposition, pending actions of individual cases and parties' actions.
• Assessing fees and performing cashier duties for the office on a daily basis.
• Receiving and processing petitions, indictments, tickets, affidavits, complaints, applications or information instituting a cause of action and making appropriate notations in computer system.
• Initiating new cases and updating the status of existing cases in the automated case management system.
• Preparing or issuing summons, capiases, warrants, commitments, subpoenas, citations, writs, injunctions, protective orders, restraining orders, judgments, notices and executed commitments.
• Setting cases for trial and notifying parties of scheduled settings.
• Providing radio and telecommunications services to deputies in the field.
• Calculating judgments and writs at multiple interest rates.
• Performing other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements include :

Work environment includes physical requirements such as the ability to lift / carry up to 20-50 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to sitting, client / customer contact, standing, walking, vision to monitor, repetitive motion, stooping / kneeling, squatting, bending, and reaching to perform the essential functions. Extended periods of time at the computer entering data. Subject to heavy workloads, time schedules, deadlines and office interpersonal management duties, and walking to courtroom and outside walking. Work hours : 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday. May work some holidays, some nights, some weekends. Location : CFCF Bldg, 1700 Guadalupe Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3.200, Austin, Texas 78701. Department : Court Clerk I. Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.