Courtroom Deputy I Job in Buffalo, NY

Vacancy No. 25-02 Department U.S. Courts
Salary $56,300.00 to $91,481.00 Grade 26 to 26
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 1/24/2025 Close Date 2/24/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Buffalo, NY


Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is seeking a Courtroom Deputy. The Courtroom Deputy is the "face" of the court to much of the public and attorneys who practice in the Court and helps create positive public impressions about the Judiciary.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This is a sensitive position within the Judiciary. Employment will be considered provisional pending successful completion of an Office of Personnel Management background check and a favorable suitability determination.

Duties

  • Attend and assist with the orderly follow of court proceedings; set up/troubleshoot courtroom technology. Assure presence of all necessary parties, manage exhibits, and prepare minutes.
  • Keep judge and staff informed of case progress. Assist in jury selection and maintain jury selection and attendance records.
  • Serve as liaison between the Clerk's office, bar, public, and Court.
  • Schedule court reporters and interpreters; process transcripts; arrange for transcriptions; answer questions from parties and the public regarding fees, receive payments, and issue receipts.
  • Make summary entries on the docket, create and process new case files, assign case numbers, open cases and docket initial events, perform quality control on docket entries.
  • File and maintain case records. Retrieve files and make copies of 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, archive information, and CM/ECF instruction.
  • Collect interpreter log sheets and manage payments to interpreters.
  • Assist other Courtroom Deputies in obtaining interpreters for non-Spanish speaking parties or when unusual interpreter requirements are identified.
  • Process transcript requests for digital audio.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Employees must adhere to a Code of Conduct. The Court provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Veterans' preference is not a factor used in Judicial Branch appointments. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship. Positions with the U.S. Courts are excepted service appointments, which are "At-Will" and may be terminated with or without cause. Employees are required to use electronic funds transfer for payroll deposit.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Specialized experience such as progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry or report generation. Such experience is commonly encountered in law firms, legal counsel offices, banking and credit firms, educational institutions, social service organizations, insurance companies, real estate and title offices, and corporate headquarters or human resources/payroll operations.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent.

Additional information

This position is assigned to the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, and reports to the Chief Deputy Clerk.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Please read the "Next steps" section for more information.

Required Documents

Please read the "How to Apply" section.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and AO78 Application for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (available at https://www.uscourts.gov/) as a single PDF attachment by email to: applications@nywd.uscourts.gov subject line "Courtroom Deputy I, Reference No. 25-02." Save the documents as one PDF, using your firstname_lastname. When the AO78 is filled out electronically and returned by email, the fillable form must first be resaved and submitted as a non-fillable PDF before submission, otherwise the form will appear blank. Applicants are required to complete the AO78, page 5, Optional Background Information.

Agency contact information

Human Resources
Address
US District Court, Western District of New York
2 Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY 14202
US
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Next steps

Only candidates selected for an interview will be notified and must travel at their own expense.


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