Deputy Municipal Court Administrator

City of Atlantic City•Atlantic City, NJ

About The Position

Under direction of the Municipal Court Administrator, assists in supervising and/or performing quasi judicial and administrative functions related to the operation of a municipal court; does other related duties as required. NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Requirements

Graduation from High School or Vocational High School, or possession of an approved High School Equivalency Certificate.

Responsibilities

Assists the Municipal Court Administrator in planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing procedures for efficient/effective operation of a municipal court.
Assigns duties to court personnel and supervises/evaluates their performance.
Provides instructions to office staff on activities related to the implementation of court rules, state statutes, local ordinances, and local court policies.
May implement programs designed to achieve objectives of the municipal court.
Participates in case processing, which includes determining whether a summons or warrant should be issued, interacting with defendants/witnesses/attorneys, docketing, recording payments/fines, scheduling trial calendars, operating recording machine during court proceedings, and so forth.
Determines whether alleged facts justify issuance of either a summons or warrant for the arrest of the defendant; if a warrant for arrest is issued, may determine bail amount consistent with parameters established by statutes and Rules of the Court.
Accepts complaints and takes oaths.
Attests to court writs, processes, commitments, search warrants, bench warrants, and subpoenas.
May prepare court calendar.
May arrange court sessions, ensuring court room facilities are available and appropriate staff have been assigned.
May assist the Municipal Court Judge in the arraignment of defendants.
Calls and swears witnesses at trial of cases.
Where authorized, sets conditions of pretrial release in accord with bail schedules promulgated by the Administrative Office of the Courts or by the Municipal Court Judge.
May receive and disburse bail, fines, costs, and other court revenues.
May monitor court accounting/auditing systems.
May maintain property controls/inventories.
May supervise the filing of complaints, processes, court records, cash books, court dockets, traffic control sheets, statistical records, reports, and files.
Answers correspondence, memos, and inquiries.
Monitors the physical condition of the court premises and maintains decorum therein.
If serving as the Assistant Violations Clerk, performs all relevant duties and related tasks.
Coordinates activities with police departments and other law enforcement officials.
Provides information and responds to issues or complaints involving court operations.
Maintains records and files.
Prepares statistical reports as required by the municipality, vicinage level judicial managers, and/or the Administrative Office of the Courts.
May recommend changes in office procedure.
May work on special projects.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.