Courtroom Clerk
Location: Washington, DC
Announcement Number: CTWD-2024-0003
Salary: $55,924 - $72,703
Closing Date: January 19, 2024
The Courtroom Clerk is responsible for capturing and maintaining a verbatim record of court proceedings and for entering case information during and after the proceedings. The Courtroom Clerk also supports the operations of the courts.
Duties
Description of Major Duties:
- Assembles all cases to be heard by the court prior to the judge taking the bench.
- Records judicial proceedings and decisions on official court documents.
- Administers oaths to witnesses and impanels juries.
- Prepares judicial summonses, bench warrants, arrest warrants and other legal documents as directed by a judge.
- Identifies and accounts for exhibits. Advises defendants of rights and penalties for violation of conditions of release.
- Manages the operations of the courtroom of the DC Superior Court, and performs administrative support as assigned.
