Assistant Clerk Magistrate - Barnstable​/Town of Plymouth Juvenile Court

Title: Assistant Clerk Magistrate – Barnstable/Town of Plymouth Juvenile Court

Pay Grade: Assistant Clerk

Starting Pay: $

Departmental Mission Statement: : It is the mission of the Juvenile Court to protect children from abuse and neglect and promote opportunities for children to reside in safe, stable, permanent family environments whenever possible, to strengthen families when their children are in need of services, to rehabilitate juveniles, to protect the public from delinquent and criminal activity while holding offenders accountable and addressing the harm suffered by the community and the victim, and to decide all cases fairly and impartially with dedication, integrity and professionalism

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Notes:

• Prior experience as a practicing attorney preferred.
• Juvenile Court experience or background is preferred.
• Travel is required between Barnstable, Plymouth, Falmouth, Orleans, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket.

• This position is designated as management position and is covered by the Trial Court Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual.

Position Summary: This position involves responsible legal work and supervisory responsibilities. The employees in this position assist the Clerk of Court in performing administrative duties as set forth in state statutes and court rules. Administrative responsibilities include the preparation and maintenance of all court papers and records and performance of administrative tasks to ensure that cases move rapidly and smoothly to a determination by the court.

Work is performed under the direction of the Clerk or First Assistant Clerk. Supervision is exercised over support personnel within the Clerk-Magistrate's Office.

Any one position may not include all of the duties and responsibilities listed below nor do the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in these positions.

• Receives applications for criminal complaints and reviews them for probable cause.
• Reviews applications for search warrants filed by police and others and determines whether such warrants may issue.
• Conducts hearings and determines whether criminal complaints and/or arrest warrants may issue, determines appeals from civil motor vehicle citations, municipal by-law violations and environmental citations.
• Conducts trials of small claims and makes judgments of the same. In the absence of a justice, arraigns defendants, determines questions of bail, and conducts preliminary probation violation hearings.
• Calls the list of cases scheduled before a justice and makes the official record of the proceedings.
• Reviews filings from attorneys and Pro Se litigants and informs them on court procedure.
• Arranges for hearings and notifies counsel.
• Certifies and transmits official copies of court records as required.
• Issues process as required by the court or prescribed by statutes and rules of court.
• Receives, examines, and reviews all filings and has responsibility to ensure they comply with rules of court, and to establish their suitability for filing.
• Maintains electronic and written indexes of cases entered.
• Supervises the receipt, recording and disbursements of fees and money by the court.
• Distributes and implements changes in court rules and office procedure.
• Administers hearings inside and outside of court where no judge is present.
• Performs related work as required.

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Competencies:

All applicants must be able, through the interview process, to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following areas:

• Ethics and Values Communicates and demonstrates the ethics and values of the Trial Court.
• Mission Driven Employees are fully committed to fulfilling the Trial Court and associated Departmental missions.
• Professional Development Employees are…