Courtroom Clerk

Location

Harford County District Court, 2 S. Bond St. Suite 100, Bel Air, MD 21014

$58,398

Courtroom Clerk

Courtroom

August 25, 2026

Harford County District Court, 2 S. Bond St. Suite 100, Bel Air, MD 21014

$58,398

Non-Exempt

No

FT

The Maryland Judiciary offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition assistance, continuing education programs, employee assistance programs, and State Retirement and Pension plans. Telework, up to 2 days per week, may also be available. Telework eligibility is based on job functions and the approval of the Administrative Head.

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This position performs specialized and advanced clerical work within a courtroom preceding, during, and following scheduled trials for criminal, traffic, and civil cases. Assists the Judge in maintenance, operation, and organization of the courtroom, prepares and generates paperwork for the Judge and/or the defendant?s signature, utilizes remote technology for daily proceedings and administers the oath. Maintains the integrity of formal court recorded proceedings and resolves a variety of unprecedented or unusual problems.

Performs other clerical duties such as generating and maintaining daily reports, tracking special conditions ordered by the Judge, and creating files to include traffic, speed camera, school zone, and work zone citations.

• Prints and prepares all criminal/traffic cases and calendars scheduled for trial on a weekly basis. Attaches and/or verifies that all required paperwork is with the docket. Determines whether a defendant is incarcerated or released. Completes competency paperwork for MDH. Marks criminal dockets for required fingerprinting.
• Prior to Judge taking bench, tests recording equipment, logs into all programs used during court session, verifies that all cases scheduled are accounted for, acquires lock-up list from Sheriff?s Department, forwards any files to the Judge that they wish to review (VOP?s, modifications, competency, or re-considerations). Reviews docket for any traffic deletions. Assists in the process of having unserved defendants served with their criminal summons by local law enforcement.
• Enters disposition of each case in the case management system (Odyssey and Clerk?s Edition), prepares all necessary paperwork and/or Orders to be signed by presiding Judge, defendant, i.e., fingerprinting order, probation docket, commitment and releases, assembles and forwards paperwork to appropriate agencies, maintains recording system (key-points in Court Smart), records Judge?s bench time, utilizes all features in Zoom for remote hearings.
• Generates/verifies courtroom summary report, verifies disposition information for accuracy, enters all manual information, dispositions, civil judgments, etc., sort/attach trial summaries and forwards to appropriate agencies; verifies that all monies issued in court are paid or have a due date entered, forwards courtroom session summary report for verification, scans all dockets into Odyssey in a timely manner, disperses fingerprint orders to proper parties.
  
  Sends speed camera, school bus, work zone, and red- light camera citations to appropriate vendor. Completes Jury Trial prayers in Odyssey and forwards to Circuit Court.
• Assists all other departments when needed; assists with phones; works Central queue bin; MDH e-filings; verifies Commissioner box; maintains docket boards; performs miscellaneous tasks as assigned or as required.

High school diploma (or GED equivalent).

Two (2) years of work experience, to include one (1) year in court operations or in the fields of criminal justice, parole and probation, legal or financial services.

A Bachelor?s Degree may substitute the required work experience.

A Paralegal/Associates Degree or 60 college credits may substitute the required work experience.

A Paralegal Certificate May Substitute The Required Work Experience.

• District Court forms, practices, rules, procedures, protocols, regulations, systems, and equipment required to support the specialized work of the assigned unit(s).
• Legal terminology and court procedures.
• Judicial policies, procedures, and forms.
• Basic English and arithmetic to include, but not limited to, spelling, punctuation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

• Operation of recording equipment, computer terminals, and related software.
• Typing on a personal computer.
• Managing priorities to meet critical deadlines while multitasking.

• Acquire knowledge of Maryland Judiciary procedures, rules, practices, regulations, and jurisdictional courts.
• Make work decisions in accordance with laws, regulations,…