Court Operations Specialist (Judicial Assistant)

Initial Posting Date:

09/09/2025

Application Deadline:

09/23/2025

Agency:

Judicial Department

Salary Range:

$4,649 - $7,212

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Court Operations Specialist (Judicial Assistant)

Job Description:

Interviews: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, it may take several weeks after the application deadline for us to schedule interviews.

Who We Are

Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) serves the public, and the people we serve may be facing challenging life circumstances, high levels of stress, or confusion about their next steps. The work you will do in this role affects members of our community who come to the court to have their cases resolved. We need people who want to impact their communities, value OJD’s efforts to remove barriers to access justice services, and welcome interacting with the public.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We consider relevant work, lived experience, and education, plus any transferable skills and abilities that may meet our qualifications or the skills and attributes we need for this position. We welcome all candidates who are inspired by our work and mission. 

Benefits To You

• We pay 95% to 99% of medical insurance premiums for full-time employees, including mental health coverage.

• 10 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, 3 personal business days, separate sick and vacation paid leaves (prorated for part-time employees), and other employee benefits such as optional insurances and flexible spending plans.

• OJD will pay you a 5% allowance for bilingual skills (includes ASL) if you can pass a skills test and are assigned to use those skills on the job.

• In this job profile, we offer candidates new to OJD up to the second step of the salary range, depending on experience. You are potentially eligible for a 5% annual increase.

Position Highlights

The Jackson County Circuit Court in Medford, Oregon, is hiring a Judicial Assistant (Court Operations Specialist).

In this role, you will provide advanced, confidential, and technical clerical support to a judge. You will maintain multiple calendars and will schedule and coordinate hearings, trials, court appearances, and meetings. You will establish workload priorities, route documents and files, track the status of cases, gather data, and provide limited legal research. You will also prepare and process correspondence, memoranda, opinions, and instructions and review them for compliance, accuracy, and completeness.

Additionally, you will provide courtroom and trial support by assisting the judge, clerk, and attorneys. You will provide real-time data entry, prepare forms and orders, record proceedings, and operate multimedia equipment in a fast-paced courtroom environment. You will also host remote court sessions via telephone or video conference as needed. For jury trials, you will coordinate trials among various courtrooms, assist with jury selection, take attendance, and swear in jurors.

You will also assign court-appointed attorneys, help self-represented litigants, provide information and guidance to coworkers and pro tem judges, and provide backup coverage to other judicial assistants and clerks as needed.

Assigned tasks may be changed to accommodate workload and organization