Chief Deputy Court Administrator (13th Judicial Circuit)

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2. RESUME

3. STATE OF FLORIDA APPLICATION AND ADDENDUM- http://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/Forms/pdfs/cpr/stateapp_wfields.pdf   (LOCATED ONLY AT WWW.FLJUD.ORG) IN (1) PDF FILE VIA EMAIL TO RECRUITING@FLJUD13.ORG.

4. PROOF OF EDUCATION: A COPY OF DIPLOMA/CERIFICATE

Position Title: Chief Deputy Court Administrator

Department: Court Operations

Annual Salary: $119,826.12

SUMMARY:  This executive position is responsible for the administration of trial court operations, programs, and services. The primary responsibility of the Chief Deputy Court Administrator is to facilitate the administration of justice in a manner that enables the judges, general magistrates, and hearing officers to conduct judicial proceedings with efficiency and effectiveness. The Chief Deputy Court Administrator drafts contracts; reviews and responds to public records requests; oversight of ADA accommodation requests; manages and oversees the day-to day  due process operations of the circuit to include court reporting and recording, interpreting services, expert witnesses; oversees general magistrates, and child support enforcement and  civil traffic  hearing officers programs, civil case management program, senior judge administration, private court-appointed counsel registry. The Chief Deputy Court Administrator represents the Thirteenth Circuit with a wide array of stakeholders, and state court system, ensuring the financial and operational viability of the court and establishing short and long-range planning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• EXPERIENCE: Eight years of related experience, five years of which must be managerial or supervisory, and extensive knowledge of the court administration.

• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Justice Administration, Criminal Justice, or a closely related field.

• SUBSTITUTIONS: A Master’s degree in an area cited above may substitute for two years of the recommended nonmanagement experience. A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school may substitute for three years of the recommended non-management experience

• PREEFFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Juris Doctor from an accredited law school, progressively responsible court leadership experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: 

• Establish and maintain relationships with circuit and county judges, court leadership, staff members, stakeholders, service providers, members of the Office of the State Court Administrator, representatives of the Florida State Court System, and elected local and state officials.

• Direct and supervise state and county funded staff under the direction of the Trial Court Administrator, including organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination, reviews and approves timesheets and leave requests; prepares periodic employee performance evaluations. 

• Collaborate with the Trial Court Administrator on business operations and administrative planning of the circuit; Supports the needs of the judiciary, general magistrates, child support enforcement and civil traffic hearing officers, and executive level administration.

• Serve as liaison to the judiciary and court-related agencies in support of the court’s mission. Serves as the court’s liaison to the clerk of court’s jury services.

• Serve as acting Trial Court Administrator, in the absence of the Trial Court Administrator, to ensure internal administrative governance.

• Draft contracts; handles public records requests and ADA requests; manages the day-to-day due process operations of the circuit to include stenographic and digital court reporting, court interpreting services, expert witnesses, general magistrates, child support enforcement and civil traffic hearing officers, civil case management program, senior judge administration, and private court appointed counsel registry. Responsible for the budgetary and supervisory functions thereof.

• Provide planning, monitoring, and supervision of special projects; provides contract management of contractual services; and staffs v