Manager-Criminal Court Services-OID

Montgomery County, Texas•Conroe, TX

About The Position

The Manager oversees the Office of Indigent Defense (OID) and the criminal court office of administration, including scheduling, coordination, and supervision of full-time or part-time employees. The role supports administrative operations such as budgeting, payroll, employment processes, purchasing, and payment of court invoices from special revenue funds. The Manager provides information to designated criminal court judges to support administrative decision-making; maintains court calendars and court wheels; and coordinates the contract defender system for felony and misdemeanor cases. The position also gathers data from court management systems, the State OCA, clerks, and other sources, prepares reports for the criminal courts, and manages information and reports for public review and the X-Drive. The role involves regular coordination with criminal judges, district and county clerks, stakeholders, and experts; arranging and attending meetings; drafting minutes, correspondence, and emails; answering telephone calls; participating in committees and workgroups; and completing other assigned duties. After a conditional offer, the applicant must pass a drug screen and may need to complete a physical agility test, with stated portions of the costs the applicant’s responsibility.

Requirements

College degree.
Five or more years of experience in the court system.
Intermediate to advanced experience with word processing, spreadsheets, and/or other computer software.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Manage scheduling, coordination, and supervision of full-time or part-time employees of OID and the criminal court office of administration.
Assist with budget, payroll, employment processes, and purchasing decisions.
Report information of usefulness and interest to designated criminal court judges to inform administrative decision-making.
Maintain calendars for overflow courtrooms and the On Call Calendar, and draft minutes for criminal court judge meetings.
Meet with criminal judges, district and county clerks, stakeholders, and experts for information gathering, information sharing, and strategic planning.
Maintain the CCL and District Court Wheels, and manage and advise on the contract defender system for felony and misdemeanor cases.
Draft reports using data from CMS, the State OCA, clerks, and other sources, and present them to the criminal courts in an accessible format.
Set up, coordinate, and attend meetings, including preparing agendas and rough notes when appropriate.
Accept and submit completed criminal appointments, and create and manage reporting requirements for the contract defender system.
Use the Finance system to pay court invoices from special revenue funds and transfer funds as necessary to cover expenditures.
Edit information and add reports for public review as directed by the Board of Judges; add reports to and curate the X-Drive.
Draft correspondence and emails, answer telephone calls, and serve on committees and workgroups.
Create and enter information into calendars that support judicial organization, and draft and submit minutes for the official record of criminal court judges.
Complete other assigned duties not listed.