Deputy Clerk-Richmond GDC

Job Details

Job No: 5096987

Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)

Location: Richmond (City), Virginia

Categories: Administrative Services

Title: Deputy Clerk-Richmond City GDC

State Role

Title:

Deputy Clerk

Hiring Range: $40,042

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Supreme Court

Location: General District Court

Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Assigned operational responsibilities in a high‑volume, fast‑paced office with frequent deadlines. This position ensures the court’s instructions are executed and legal documents are prepared with accuracy and in accordance with state and local policies.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed court documents in accordance with established guidelines.
• Enter data into the automated Case Management System.
• Image case files and schedule matters for court.
• Prepare correspondence and legal documents; assess fines and costs.
• Provide customer service at the front counter, answer telephones, and file court documents.
• Prepare daily docket and attend court sessions.
• Assist the judge with docket, operate recording system, and prepare paperwork for signatures.
• Enter judge’s findings and sentencing, record judgments, postponements, fines, and costs in the case management system.
• Create, review, and file paperwork such as unlawful detainers, warrants, subpoenas, judgment sheets, probation, restitution, fingerprint, community service, deferred payment, commitments, and release forms.
• Ensure proceedings are recorded clearly, concisely, and legibly.
• Maintain court files, update all records, and generate necessary paperwork.

Excellent attendance is essential. The candidate must multitask in a fast‑paced, high‑volume office with firm deadlines and work independently or as part of a team.

• High School diploma or equivalent (college preferred).
• Prior knowledge of a court judicial system or office experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage changing priorities.
• Time‑management skills and accurate, fast data entry/computer skills.

This position offers a competitive benefits package, including vacation and sick leave, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement, life insurance, deferred compensation and short‑ and long‑term disability.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Name:
Xavier Callistro

Phone:
No Calls

Email: human resources

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.|To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service‑Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.

Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800‑552‑5019.|

Note:

Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022‑February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 05 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 12 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time