Justice Court Clerk I

Position Title:

Court Clerk 1

Union:

Represented

Department:

Justice Court

FLSA:

Non-Exempt

Last updated:

2025

Pay Grade:

11

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours

Reporting Location:

Irrigon

Supervisory:

No

Type:

Clerical

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Justice of the Peace, the Court Clerk I coordinates the operation of the Justice Court. This includes receiving fine payments. In addition, the Court Clerk I is responsible for the clerical, secretarial, and receptionist duties for the Justice Court.

Essential Job Functions:

Maintain docket book/court calendar coordinating the operation of the Court.

Assign a court number and establish appropriate files for traffic and game citations and misdemeanor filings.

Enter data for each case into the appropriate database.

Complete and send a suspension of Driver's License notice to those people in default status and to the Department of Motor Vehicles and then to Collections.

Maintain file of License suspensions and closed cases.

Manage the Court's receipt and disbursement of funds.

Receive fine payments in person or by mail.

Record payments and deposit funds in checking account.

Perform clerical, secretarial and receptionist duties for the Irrigon Justice Court.

Receive and respond to requests, inquiries and questions both over the telephone or face-to-face.

Develop and maintain a system for managing the files and records of the Justice Court.

Maintain the professional physical appearance of the Justice Court office.

Be able to access the LEDS database to provide information to the Judge for purposes of sentencing.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, subordinates, supervisors, elected officials, community partners, and the public.

Performs related duties as assigned to meet business needs.