Supervisor, Court Reporters

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California offers an exceptional work environment, offering competitive salaries and benefits, a schedule that supports work-life balance, access to an on-site fitness center, and the opportunity to join a team dedicated to upholding fairness and justice. If you’re a motivated professional seeking meaningful work in a supportive and mission driven setting, we encourage you to apply!

The Clerk’s Office provides qualified court reporters for all judges and the court reporter supervisors maintain a master court reporter calendar designed to assure the presence of a court reporter whenever needed, despite frequent unforeseeable changes in judges’ calendars.

We are seeking a collaborative, detail-oriented professional to lead our Court Reporter Unit. This role oversees the daily operations of staff reporters across two courthouses and ensures the timely, accurate production of the official court record in a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Managing Scheduling for court reporters in San Francisco and Oakland, and ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
• Hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating a team of in-person and remote staff reporters. 
• Designing and implementing recruitment and retention strategies.
• Strategically utilizing a nationwide network of official federal court reporters.
• Auditing transcript orders, court reporter invoices and their reports to monitor compliance with local and national policies and the court fee schedules. Generating and analyzing reports related to unit operations.
• Coordinating transcript and audio order fulfillment of digitally recorded proceedings.
• Partnering with court leadership to solve operational challenges and promote efficiency improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must demonstrate at least three years’ experience in progressively responsible administrative, technical, professional, supervisory or managerial roles that provided anopportunitytogainskillindealingwithothersinperson-to-personworkrelationships; the ability to exercise mature judgment; a knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, and theories of management and the ability to understand the managerial policies applicable to this role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• A bachelor’s degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for a variety of audiences
• Experience working in a court
• Experience creating schedules and auditing documents
• Experience successfully managing sensitive personnel matters, working under pressure, and managing change

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Compensation will be set based on experience and qualifications pursuant to the policies and guidelines set forth in the Court Personnel System (CPS). Employees qualify for retirement plans, federal employee's group health insurance, life insurance, dental/vision insurances, and flexible benefits. The Court values a healthy work life balance and offers flexible work schedules and opportunities for telework.

The successful candidate for this position is subject to a FBI fingerprint check and background investigation (employment will be provisional and contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the required background investigation), must adhere to a code of conduct, and must arrange for direct deposit of federal wages. Travel expenses for interviews or relocations are not available. The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement without prior written or other notice. Non-citizens may be interviewed and considered for employment, but employment offers will only be made to individuals qualifying under one of the exceptions in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B). In most cases, an offer of employment cannot be made unless the candidate is a lawful permanent resident who is seeking U.S. citizenship. Contact Human Resources at 415-522-2147 for more information.

We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. The Court encourages applications from all qualified individuals and seeks a diverse pool of applicants in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, disability, religion, and socio-economic circumstance.

The court provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Notify Human Resources at 415-522-2147 to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process. Human Resources will determine requests on a case-by-case basis.

To apply, complete the online application at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/uscourtscand. Please be sure to fully complete your application by providing all work history from the past ten years and three professional references on your application. Also, please be sure to upload a resume and cover letter in PDF format and attach it to your application.