County Courtroom Clerk

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Supreme Court - Agency 5

Location:

Dakota City, NE Hiring Rate: $17.802 Job Posting: JR County Courtroom Clerk (Open) Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): 10-13-2026.

The Judicial Branch does not sponsor STEM (form i-983) or non-immigrant work visas for this position.

The Judicial Branch offers:

• Health & Wellness 79% employer-paid health and prescription insurance
• Dental and vision insurance plans available to purchase
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, available to purchase
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support
• Flex Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Financial Security 156% state-matched of the first 4.8% contribution to retirement plan
• FREE $20,000 Life Insurance Policy
• Optional Life Insurance and AD&D available to purchase
• Paid Time Off & Leave 13 paid holidays annually
• Paid vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave and Funeral/Bereavement leave
• Professional Growth Paid training to develop your skills
• Free continuing education credits to maintain professional certifications
• Access to specialized courses through Judicial Branch Education
• Opportunity for bilingual pay

This classification level works under general supervision and is responsible for spending a majority of time in the courtroom and providing courtroom related work such as capturing and recording verbatim proceedings of court and maintaining case information during and after proceedings. Responsibilities may include preparing documents for each court session (e.g. label exhibits, prepare journal entries); recording proceedings; schedule further court hearings.

Location:

1601 Broadway St Dakota City, NE

• Starting Salary: $37,027.38 annually (Hiring Rate).
• Immediate Growth*:
  Earn a 2.5% pay increase after successfully completing your probation period (if starting at Hiring Rate).
• Starting Rate Flexibility:
  Higher starting pay may be considered based on education and experience, subject to final management approval.
• * Please Note:
  
  Candidates approved to start above the Hiring Rate (at or above the Minimum Permanent rate) are not eligible for the 2.5% post-probation increase.
• Future Increases:
  Annual cost-of-living adjustments (applied on July
  1) are subject to State Legislature approval.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  
  High school diploma or GED; and 2 years of courtroom clerk experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above will also be considered.
• All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
• Other:
  Must be able to accurately type court proceedings, and may be required to take a typing test during the interview process.
• Knowledge Requirements:
  Customer service principles;
  Computers and related software applications;
  Criminal coding concepts;
  Federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
  Office procedures, methods, and equipment;
  Data entry techniques.
• Skill Requirements:
  Providing customer service;
  Maintaining records;
  Performing data entry;
  Operating standard office equipment;
  Using computers and related software applications;
  Reviewing reports for accuracy;
  Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Physical…