Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County
Courtroom Assistant - Classified
🇺🇸United States2 days ago
$42,000 – $66,000SeniorFull Time
Posting Date
05/13/26Application Deadline
05/18/26Pay Range
Min - 1st Quartile - Mid - MaxWhat We Offer
We offer generous paid time off, paid sick leave, and 10 paid holidays! We have affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance, and our employees are entitled to coverage by one of several State-sponsored retirement pension plans, our employee assistance program, and wellness incentives. Additionally, our employees have the option of life insurance, disability, a group legal plan, and pet insurance. Under the current guidelines for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, the Maricopa County Superior Court is a qualifying employer. Therefore, any full time Judicial Branch employee, who meets other eligibility criteria may be eligible for loan forgiveness under this program. Click here to learn more!
Job Type
Classified – Judicial CPRDepartment
D800 Superior CourtAbout the Position
About The Position:
The Courtroom Assistant provides coordination of courtroom proceedings and performs a variety of specialized legal clerical support duties related to the high volume, fast-paced operations of a Juvenile Court division.
About The Superior Court:
The Superior Court of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidenced-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. The Superior Court in Maricopa County, one of the largest, most innovative and progressive trial courts in the nation, seeks innovative individuals to join our team who will embrace our vision of excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law...every person, every day, every time. We fulfill these principles through a culture that values fairness, respect, integrity, innovation, and safety.
Position Qualifications
We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:
Education:
High School diploma or GED
Experience:
Three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience, preferably in a court or legal environment
OR
Combined education and experience qualifications:
A combination of post-secondary education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications
Our Preferred Candidate has:
Bilingual skills in Spanish/English
Experience within a courtroom environment; maintaining order and integrity of the court process
Experience with Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Word, and Excel), iCIS, OnBase, eFile, multi-line telephone system, e-courtroom equipment, and basic office equipment.
Experience in providing a high level of customer service in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Knowledge of:
Court policies, procedures, and operations
State laws, rules, and regulations
Skill in:
Effectively and professionally communicating verbally and in writing to convey information effectively and appropriately based on audience, including providing directives to large groups of people
Utilizing the following programs and equipment; Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, word, and Excel), iCIS, OnBase, eFile, multi-line telephone system, e-courtroom equipment, and basic office equipment
Critical thinking and evaluating information to determine best solution
Ability to:
Perform work tasks with attention to detail
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Make sound decisions in accordance with regulations, policies and procedures
Ability to prioritize tasks and re-prioritize tasks based on importance and time sensitivity
Essential Job Tasks
(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)
Interacts directly with the public, attorneys, case managers, court staff, outside agency staff, court interpreters, MCSO deputies, and court security
Prepares the courtroom for hearings, coordinates courtroom actions with Courtroom Clerk, and manages the courtroom during proceedings maintaining order and integrity of the court process
Prepares e-courtroom equipment (digital FTR recorder, white noise machine, electronic presentation equipment, electronic fingerprint equipment etc.) for use during hearing; coordinates the use of and runs equipment during hearing and troubleshoots technical issues
Utilizes court system (iCIS) check-in and printed calendar to determine whether case parties are present, obtain additional information/documents needed for court from litigants, call all parties into the courtroom, communicate cases called with courtroom clerk and the Judicial Officer
Prepares files for the court, distributes the court calendar, reviews files for missing information and court readiness
Assists with case processing
Performs critical data entry of hearing outcomes and results into the court system (iCIS) in real time in order to maintain updated data, modify existing records, or initiate court ordered actions.
Works collaboratively with other divisions to offer assistance in times of need, emergency situations, and as scheduled.
Provides back-up coverage of Judicial Assistant duties at the direction of the Judicial Officer/court administration.
Assists the Judicial Officer and Judicial Assistant with the calendar & other assignments by request.
Working conditions:
Must be able to travel to any Superior Court for coverage assignments as directed by Juvenile Court Administration as dictated by the needs of the department. These assignments will be of varied duration (i.e. from one week to several months). While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak clearly and hear; see details of objects that are less than a few feet away; sit for long periods of time; stand, walk, use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally push, pull, or lift up to 20 pounds.
Additional Information
Judicial Branch Human Resources reserves the right to move forward candidates based on the information provided directly on the application. The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.
Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.
All Judicial Branch offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon passing a thorough background and/or fingerprint check. Applicants must completely and fully answer any questions regarding felony and misdemeanor convictions including any convictions that have been expunged or set aside. Failure to include criminal history information is grounds for termination of an offer and employment. A conviction may not automatically disqualify an applicant.
The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County participates in the State Retirement systems ASRS or PSPRS. As such, mandatory membership for all full-time employees includes payroll deducted contributions consistent with each retirement system's requirements. The current contribution rate for ASRS is 12.27% and the current contribution rate for PSPRS is 5.84% and up for the defined contribution plan and 8.82% for the defined benefit plan. For more information about contributions and benefits of these plans visit https://www.azasrs.gov/ or https://www.psprs.com/corrections-officer/
Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County. This position may be reassigned to other locations. Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department.
The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
