Court Officer
Alternative Titles:
Clerical Officer (Local Courts)
Court officers assist in the effective operation of courts.
Court Officers may assist with the day to day running of
the courts and their supporting court officers. The job of
a court officer may include: booking of dates and times for
court hearings, allocate cases to court rooms, enforce court
proceedings, preparation of lists showing the day's court sessions.
Some administrative court officers work in other sections involving
fines and fees.
Court Officers may collect fines,
administer compensation or maintenance payments, produce summonses,
and help public complete legal forms forms.
Court officers may perform the following tasks:
- announce the beginning and end of court sessions
- call on witnesses and administer the prescribed oath to
jurors and witnesses
- administer the jury roster, open hearing rooms and post
court lists on notice boards
- keep records of court processes served
- enforce court decisions by executing court orders and
serving legal orders and documents, such as summonses and
subpoenas
- maintain the orderly conduct of court and hearing rooms
and adjacent areas
- attend judges, or magistrates, escorting them from
chambers to the courtroom
- record and protect exhibits tendered in court and pass
them during the hearing
- maintain security, care and control of jury panels
- liaise with the judiciary, police department and legal
profession, and advise the public on legal procedures and
practices
- run the court registries and maintain the court files
- open and close court and hearing room proceedings
- organise furniture for court and hearing rooms
- allocate rooms for use by legal practitioners
- prepare audiovisual equipment for court and hearing
rooms
- escort prisoners to and from courtrooms
- summon potential jurors to court.
Court officers are required to liaise between the
magistracy, legal practitioners and members of the public.
A court officer may specialise as a:
Bailiff who attends to the needs of the jury
throughout a trial and swears in the jurors and witnesses
during court proceedings. They may also serve writs, summonses
and other court orders.
Clerk of Court (also known as a bench clerk) who
manages the smooth operation of courts. They prepare
documentation of court proceedings, actions and decisions,
attend court sessions and assist judges and magistrates.
Court Registrar who coordinates the daily running of
the courts. They prepare the daily court list, maintain court
records and handle the accounting and distributing of money
paid to the court.
Sheriff who is responsible for providing court
security and support services, manages the jury system and
serves the orders issued by courts and tribunals. They also
undertake administrative tasks such as processing people
appearing before the courts for trial or sentencing.
Required Skills - Court Officer
- high level of maturity and responsibility
- good character
- able to communicate with a range of people
- aptitude for clerical duties
- feel comfortable in a legal environment
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