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Bingham County Deputy Court Clerk

Established: October 1.2005 Revised: August 30, 2018

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DEPUTY COURT CLERK\ December 4th 2024

Starting Salary Range: \$17.32 to \$18.36 Hiring Step DOQ/DOE

Full time County Benefits Included:

Including 13 Paid Holidays/6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave, Health Insurance, Public

Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI)

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Pay Grade: N13 FLSA Designation Non-exempt

Purpose Of Class/Primary Function

The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform a variety of complex clerical, secretarial,

administrative and office support duties following established guidelines and procedures to expedite the

caseload and proceedings and maintain the processes, procedures, and protocols of the District and/or

Magistrate Court, as assigned. A Deputy Court Clerk may be assigned to a specific area such as civil,

criminal, domestic relations, juvenile, child custody, special proceedings, traffic, small claims,

misdemeanor, or felony cases, or a related area; Deputy Court Clerks are cross-trained into other

assignments or fields. The work is performed under general supervision of the County Clerk and direct

supervision of the Court Supervisor. The principal duties of this class are performed in a general office

and courtroom environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (will vary by assignment)

Processes cases filed in District and/or Magistrate Court including, but not limited to,

opening new case files; receiving, logging, and filing case documents; determining,

assessing, and collecting fees; coding and entering case files into central tracking system;

scheduling hearings; preparing case file and document copies; assessing and collecting copy

fees; data entry; and issuing summons and subpoenas;

Determines custody status of defendant, need for arraignment, and ensures all required

documentation for arraignment is complete and current;

Attends Court hearings and proceedings, operates and monitors recording equipment, takes

minutes during hearings, swears in witnesses, marks and logs in evidence and exhibits, enters

case disposition into central records system including future hearing schedule; and creates a

log of all testimony proffered as the official record of a Court proceeding;

Processes and distributes incoming and outgoing case files, documents, and correspondence;

processes incoming files to determine status and required actions; determines if affidavits,

reports, and related documents are current;

BINGHAM COUNTY\ Is recruiting for the Position of

Bingham County Deputy Court Clerk

Established: October 1.2005 Revised: August 30, 2018

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Receives, logs, processes, and prepares a variety of legal and court documents; prepares

documents, judgments, findings, orders, commitments, and related documents for signing

and processes distribution;

Locates and distributes case files to judges, courtrooms, court personnel, attorneys, and the

public;

Performs data entry, logging cases into centralized records (Odyssey Case Management

System), and updating as needed;

Tracks case files to ensure hearings and procedures are held in accordance with prescribed

timelines;

Prepares court calendars and schedules;

Processes dismissed cases to ensure proper closure;

Administers warrants including warrants issued, recalled, and served; assures accounting for

original warrant documents; ensures warrants are properly docketed and entered in warrant

book; coordinates warrant service with warrant officers and arraignment clerks;

Prepares and issues summons, subpoenas, writs, and related orders, including distribution to

service officers or agencies, entering data into tra king systems, and coordinating service

with warrant officers and arraignment clerks;

Processes cash and property surety bonds, fines, restitution, and court-ordered payments,

ensuring payments are posted to proper case;

Receives and documents cash bonds and enters bonding data and updates into central

tracking computer; processes bond notices to jail for defendant release;

Receives payments for fines, forfeitures, and related costs and fees; credits payments to

proper case; enters data into central data system; prepares daily list of receipts;