Job Information
Ingham County Human Resources District Court Clerk in Lansing, Michigan
*Applications are accepted until there are sufficient numbers of qualified applications or qualified candidate has been identified. The position could possibly close at any time.**
Under the supervision of the District Court Administrator, performs a variety of District Court Clerk's Office functions related to the processing of District Court cases. Assists attorneys, parties, and others by providing counter assistance and responding to telephone inquiries. Opens District Court cases, enters case information into the case management system. Receipts costs, fines, and fees. Conducts court record image management. Issues subpoenas and writs. Opens and processes mail. Enter warrants and bond conditions into the Law Enforcement Information Network. Types a variety of court documents, Processes and maintains all legal documents according to the court rules and statutes.
Essential Functions
1.* Responds to inquiries at the counters, on the telephone, by email, or by facsimile, and other communication mediums. Provides information on court procedures, researches case activity for internal and external stakeholders, and directs people to the proper locations.*
Opens and closes criminal, civil, traffic, and probation cases before the District Court. Records party, attorney, and other case information. Creates, intakes, revises, destroys, transmits, and maintains records of District Court cases consisting of the case history (known as the register of actions) and case file operating electronic case management solutions, electronic document management solutions (including workflow), electronic filing solutions, and other systems. Record mediums include but are not limited to paper and electronic. Maintains legacy case histories and files.
Programs costs, fines, and fees into case management system and receipts them by various payment methods, including but not limited to cash, check, money order, credit/debit card, and electronic funds transfer.
Assesses and determines the acceptability of new filings and the accessibility to and release of records in the custody of the District Court Clerk, including records of a highly confidential or sensitive nature.
Performs data entry, where accuracy is essential. Investigates and corrects errors, including researching issues, engages in problem solving, and communicates with internal and external stakeholders. Coordinates expedient processing of urgent matters such as jail commitments and protective bond conditions.
Conducts record searches and compiles and releases data from records in response to inquiries. Regularly reviews data inputs and reports of others to resolve discrepancies or errors and communicates with the appropriate agencies to correct records, including but not limited to validations of Law Enforcement Information Network data.
Processes incoming and outgoing changes of venues, case transfers, and removals to other courts. Prepares and sends court records or copies thereof to other courts utilizing various methods of transit, including operating an electronic record transfer system as deployed by other courts. Compares case history and docket entries with the pleadings and other filings to ensure a complete and accurate file.
Reviews and verifies the accuracy of District Court records, and transmits said records to the Circuit Court for appellate. Transmits records or copies thereof by means requested by the Circuit court, including operating electronic file management solutions. Schedules court proceedings and hearings and enters the outcome into the computer.
Prepares and issues conformed copies, true copies, certified copies, and attested copies of court records after careful review of original records. Prepares and issues copies of court records and other doc