Justice Court Clerk/Part-Time
About The Position
The Justice Court Clerk performs working-level administrative and complex clerical duties to support the functions and procedures of the Duchesne County Justice Court. The position works under the general supervision of the elected 8th District Justice Court Judge. The posting describes duties for both the Justice Court Deputy Clerk and the Justice Court Clerk, with the Clerk performing the Deputy Clerk duties plus additional responsibilities. The Clerk’s additional duties include supervising Justice Court Deputy Clerks, supporting court proceedings, maintaining financial and court records, coordinating schedules and interpreters, and preparing court documents under the judge’s supervision. The position is to remain open until October 9, 2026.
Responsibilities
- Perform in-court duties and support court proceedings, including opening and closing court, taking and entering minutes, and handling court exhibits.
- Maintain cross-reference and recovery systems; open, sort, and process mail; receive dockets and file citations, complaints, and notices of appeal.
- Prepare and distribute orders, judgments, notices, affidavits, legal correspondence, reports, and other court documents.
- Provide customer service by answering telephone calls, assisting the public with court processes and paperwork, providing procedural and scheduling information, and setting appointments.
- Administer fines and monitor trusts; accept payments and bail; track mail and credit-card payments; balance receipts; prepare daily deposits; maintain trust accounts and issue checks.
- Process small claims requests and maintain small claims judgment files; prepare affidavits and orders, set hearings, collect fees, and initiate docketing.
- Maintain the court calendar for trials, arraignments, sentencing, hearings, and motions; coordinate calendar dates with the judge, prosecutor, and attorneys.
- Review citations and track defendants’ payment records and compliance with judgments and schedules; process failure-to-appear cases and related notices, summonses, warrants, and orders to show cause.
- Prepare warrants and court orders for the judge’s signature, enter warrants into the state system, and mail orders to show cause.
- Arrange transportation dates for arrests made in other jurisdictions; enter case information, maintain tickler files, and monitor payment due dates.
- Prepare case-filing, case-disposition, and related reports and route documents to government agencies; communicate with agencies and participants in the criminal justice system.
- Research source documents and prepare legal papers, court documents, reports, memoranda, forms, abstracts, and appeals; transmit materials according to procedures and deadlines.
- Supervise Justice Court Deputy Clerks.
- Administer oaths to witnesses and jurors; arrange interpreters and video for in-custody hearings with jails throughout the state.
- Complete monthly reports and submit them to the County and AOC; review reports, records, and work products as needed.
- Inform the judge of docket status and schedules; obtain and process potential juror lists according to court procedures.
- Input and retrieve criminal information to meet record-keeping requirements; may serve as Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC).
- Perform other duties as business needs necessitate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
