Judicial Clerk

Position: Judicial Clerk I

Join the Colorado Judicial Branch as a Judicial Clerk I.

Position Information

• Job Code: R51250
• Full Time Salary Range: $45,764.00 - $66,358.00
• FLSA Status:
  Non‑exempt
• Employee Benefits:
  
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Application Notice

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Mission Statement

The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice, contribute to public safety, and strengthen the rule of law across Colorado. Together our courts and probation departments are committed to impartial and timely dispute resolution; support for families, litigants, and victims; client rehabilitation; and meaningful community engagement.

Statement of Duties

Summary Of Job Classification

Provides entry‑level case processing assistance and customer service via counter, telephone, and electronic means. Creates new cases, processes pleadings, accepts payments, and performs related work. Serves in a training capacity in all areas of more advanced responsibilities.

Essential Functions

• Assists customers with paperwork, answers questions, reviews court forms for completeness, and assigns case numbers.
• Receives and processes incoming correspondence via email, mail, e‑filing, and in‑person filings, and distribution.
• Directs customers to appropriate services such as legal clinics, self‑help information and specialists, Supreme Court and local libraries, the bar association, or family court facilitators.
• Maintains case documentation and updates case management system, including adding case information and documentation, updating contact information, processing bond forfeitures, and entering transcript requests. Adheres to data integrity and timelines per applicable laws and regulations.
• Transfers information from law enforcement tickets or information filed into the case management system.
• Manages scheduling for time‑sensitive cases, such as cases requesting protection orders or other emergency matters. Ensures court‑scheduled events and review dates are entered in every case.
• Receives and processes referring court records from the trial court. Maintains the referring court record server. Transmits records to litigants. Processes and returns records upon mandate.
• Accepts and processes payments via cash, check, and credit card for court fines, fees, filing fees, and bonds. Reconciles cash drawer and income daily and prepares the daily deposit.
• Responds to customer inquiries via phone, email, and voice mail. Acts as liaison between division/Judicial Officer and customers, directs parties to correct locations or divisions, de‑escalates situations of stress or conflict, and explains court processes without providing legal advice.
• Trains within trial court/appellate court procedures.
• Issues orders and notices from the court, including orders regarding case deadlines, orders of extension of time, notices of new case filings, notices of oral argument, receipt of trial court records, and mandates returning authority to a trial court once the case is complete. Ensures service to all necessary litigants and trial/appellate courts.
• Completes required trainings and attends meetings as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities

Job has no responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.

Human Collaboration

Work requires regular interaction involving exchange and receipt of information. Interactions have limited impact.

Freedom To Act & Impact Of Actions

Employee normally perform assignments after receiving detailed instructions as to methods, procedures, and desired end results with little room for deviation. The immediate reviewer may, at times, provide close and constant review. Impact of actions are moderate.

Knowledge & Skills

Work requires the use of basic skills and general knowledge of work. Incumbent can complete basic or routine tasks, but frequently references others for non‑routine tasks. Likely impact on organization is standard.

Fiscal Responsibility

May be responsible for the billing, collection and/or…