Courtroom Deputy I
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Position: Courtroom Deputy IVacancy: 25-02Duty Station: Buffalo, New YorkSalary: CL 26 ($56,300 - $91,481)Promotion potential to CL 27 without further competition based oneligibility and needs of the office.OverviewThe Courtroom Deputy is the face of the court to much of thepublic and attorneys who practice in the Court and helps createpositive public impressions about the Judiciary. To learn more aboutcareer opportunities in the Judiciary, CLICK HERE to view a briefvideo.Representative DutiesAttend and assist with the orderly follow of court proceedings;set up/troubleshoot courtroom technology. Assure presence ofall necessary parties, manage exhibits, and prepare minutes.Keep judge and staff informed of case progress. Assist in juryselection and maintain jury selection and attendance records.Serve as liaison between the Clerks office, bar, public, andCourt.Schedule court reporters and interpreters; process transcripts;arrange for transcriptions; answer questions from parties andthe public regarding fees, receive payments, and issue receipts.Make summary entries on the docket, create and process newcase files, assign case numbers, open cases and docket initialevents, perform quality control on docket entries.File and maintain case records. Retrieve files and make copiesof records for parties. Certify court documents. Prepare, ship,and retrieve records from the Federal Records Center.Process mail. Receive and stamp incoming documents.Provide information regarding case status, archiveinformation, and CM/ECF instruction.Collect interpreter log sheets and manage payments tointerpreters.Assist other Courtroom Deputies in obtaining interpreters fornon-Spanish speaking parties or when unusual interpreterrequirements are identified.Process transcript requests for digital audio.Perform other duties as assigned.Qualification RequirementsHigh school diploma or equivalent.Specialized experience such as progressively responsibleclerical or administrative experience requiring the regularand recurring application of clerical procedures thatdemonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations,directives, or laws and involve the routine use of specializedterminology and automated software and equipment forword processing, data entry or report generation. Suchexperience is commonly encountered in law firms, legalcounsel offices, banking and credit firms, educationalinstitutions, social service organizations, insurancecompanies, real estate and title offices, and corporateheadquarters or human resources/payroll operations.Organizational RelationshipThis position is assigned to the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, and reports to the ChiefDeputy Clerk.How to ApplyPlease submit a cover letter, resume, andAO78 Application for Judicial BranchFederal Employment (CLICK HERE forAO78) as a single PDF attachment byemail ...@nywd.uscourts.govsubject line Courtroom Deputy I,Reference No. 25-02. Save thedocuments as one PDF, using yourfirstname_lastname. When the AO78 isfilled out electronically and returned byemail, the fillable form must first beresaved and submitted as a non-fillablePDF before submission, otherwise theform will appear blank. Applicants arenot required to complete the AO78,page 5, Optional BackgroundInformation until the time of aconditional offer. Only candidatesselected for an interview will be notifiedand must travel at their own expense.Important DatesOpening: 01/17/2025Closing: Until filledrecblid k83oz9mx4b8hy3q34zrjtogeqpuc4bPDN-9e1dae3a-9ed8-4f99-9334-c83d8710e0bb