Deputy Clerk

Salary: $40,176.66 Annually

Location: Midland, TX

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number:

Department: District Clerk

Opening Date: 09/23/2024

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This position lends administrative support to the District Clerk's office and processes lawsuits being filed. The role of the clerk is to file and/or record these instruments, make them available as requested, and to inform the parties of important actions in the case by issuing appropriate processes.

• Process and prepare documents such as government forms, bond forfeitures, clerk records, writs, letters, memos, billings, and reports.
• Compile, copy, sort, and file records of the office.
• Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, and address complaints.
• Administer orders from the Judges.
• Certify all documents as required.
• File mark Indictments, assign the Judge and Court, and assign case numbers.
• Prepare case folders.
• Prepare the arraignment docket for the Courts and notify all attorneys and bondsman.
• Attend court to assist with the arraignment docket.
• Read all Judgments and code the disposition in the computer for the State Report.
• Prepare “Pen Packs” for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• Perform scanning functions, including scanning documents to the optical system, and proofing work.
• Maintain office machines, including adding toner, making minor repairs, cleaning machines, and notifying clerk responsible for coordinating with repair people as needed.
• Assist public and law firms in retrieving and viewing documents.
• Maintain and update filing, inventory