Clerk Magistrate I

Schuyler, NE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:

Supreme Court - Agency 5

Location:

Schuyler NE

Hiring Rate:

$27.175

Job Posting:

JR2026- Clerk Magistrate I (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed job is posted as open until closed):

Job Description:

The Judicial Branch is a state-funded Branch of Government that offers medical/dental/vision $20000 free basic life insurance state-matched 156% retirement plan 13 paid holidays earned paid vacation and sick leave and more.
This classification level performs administrative and managerial work under the administrative direction of the presiding county judge in the operation of a small and mid-sized county court with a total annual caseload of 3500 or less. Responsibilities may include administrative support such as planning organizing staffing directing and supervising the administrative activities of the court and limited judicial functions involving non-contested matters as assigned by the presiding county judge. Assigns supervises and reviews the work of staff clerical and administrative staff.

Administers and provides oversight of court operations which includes planning organizing administering and evaluating court administrative processes and procedures; ensures compliance with Federal State and local laws regulations codes and/or standards.
Supervises staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring termination and disciplinary recommendations.
Evaluates efficiency of the courts administrative functions and investigates procedural changes; prepares recommendations to the court.
Administers budget of the court; oversees expenditures and budgetary items ensuring all information is accessible for audit; maintains all records.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:Associates Degree in judicial public or business administration or a related field; and 3 years of progressively responsible experience in court administration or another business setting including some supervisory experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Knowledge:

Managerial principles;
Budgeting principles;
Applicable Federal State and local laws and regulations;
Report principles and practices;
Legal proceedings;
Court policies and procedures;
Courtroom forms and documents;
Customer service principles;
Modern office principles and practices;
Filing systems;
Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

Monitoring and evaluating staff;
Analyzing situations identifying alternative solutions projecting consequences of actions and implementing recommendations;
Prioritizing work and multi-tasking;
Monitoring budgets;
Operating computers and applicable software applications;
Writing reports
Providing customer service;
Using a computer and related software applications;
Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers supervisors the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements:Positions in this class work is primarily sedentary although some slight physical effort may be required not to exceed 20 LBS.

HIRING RATE (duringprobation): $56523.21 per year

MINIMUM RATE (afterprobation):$57936.28 per year

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The work we do matters!Hiring Agency:Supreme Court - Agency 5Location: Schuyler NEHiring Rate:$27.175Job Posting:JR2026- Clerk Magistrate I (Open)Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed job is posted as open until closed):0Job Description:The Judicial Branch is a state-funded Bra...