Deputy Court Administrator, Civil - Dauphin County

Description

The Deputy Court Administrator-Civil oversees the day-to-day operations and administrative functions of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, and the Family and Orphan’s Court. This position manages the judicial work of the county’s civil jury terms and non-jury matters. The work is performed with a high degree of independence under the general direction of the President Judge and the District Court Administrator.

Primary Duties

• Prepares the civil jury trial lists; schedules cases for trial and assigns courtrooms; monitors trials in progress and expedites attachment of successive cases; informs and assembles all parties.
• Reviews custody petitions and assigns them to the custody conference officers; records dispositions of those conferences; assigns unresolved cases to the judges.
• Assigns miscellaneous non-jury civil matters to the judges.
• Acts as a liaison between the Court and the public and the bar; responds to inquiries from the public and the bar.
• Maintains the Court's civil e-mail network to local bar members and sends out via e-mail Dauphin County trial lists, court calendars, judicial assignments, and local rule changes.
• Supervises an administrative assistant and a paralegal.
• Records dispositions of all Civil, Family, and Orphan’s Court matters.
• Prepares and distributes statistical reports as required.
• Assists with the preparation of the annual court calendar for hearings and trials.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Judicial, Business, or Public Administration, or a closely related field; AND
• Three years of experience in court management or four years of finance and human resource experience in a professional setting.
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience may be considered.

Additional Requirements/Preferences

• Juris Doctor preferred.
• A satisfactory criminal background check is required.

Additional Information

• Excellent benefits program including comprehensive, low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans for employees and eligible family members beginning on the first day of employment; 13 paid holidays, 12 paid sick days, and 12+ paid vacation days per year; salary increases; student loan forgiveness plan; employee assistance programs; and retirement plans.

Unified Judicial System Hiring Policy

The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania recruits, employs, and promotes the most qualified applicants without regard to their political affiliation, race, color, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, or other non-merit facts or considerations. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to applicants with disabilities as may be necessary to ensure that all applicants are given a fair and equal opportunity to compete for all employment positions. Applicants who need accommodation for an interview should request so in advance. UJS hiring and employment policies and procedures are intended to conform to all applicable state and federal laws governing fair and non-discriminatory hiring and employment practices and are subject to change as necessary to remain in compliance with such laws.

Applicants requiring accommodation, for any part of the application and/or interview process, should contact Human Resources at (717) 231-3309 or human.resources@pacourts.us.