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Judicial Administrative Assistant - COA

State of Washington

Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Jul 2026

💰 $98,064/yr($74,748/yr – $98,064/yr)

About the role

Posting number: 2026-56

Department: Administrative Office of the Courts

Job classification: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administrative Assistant, Office and Administrative Support

Summary

Washington State Court of Appeals (COA) Division III is looking for a detail-oriented, motivated professional to join our team. As the Judicial Administrative Assistant (JAA), you’ll act as confidential administrative assistant to Judge Tyson Hill of the Court of Appeals. Work under minimal supervision with discretionary decision-making responsibilities within the JAA’s area of expertise. Exercise independent judgement while assisting your judge with the court’s operation and at the direction and control of the judge, may assist with other court functions.

Washington State

Court of Appeals, Division III

Employment Opportunity

Judicial Administrative Assistant

Our Mission: To serve the People by providing an accessible forum for the independent and impartial review of cases, while maintaining an atmosphere that respects the dignity and safeguards the rights of all.

POSITION DETAILS

Job #: 2026-56

Status: Regular, Full-Time

Location: Spokane, Washington

Salary: Range 62: $74,748 - $98,064 per year (DOQ)

Opens: July 6, 2026

Closes: August 6, 2026. Candidates are encouraged to apply early. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time.

Examples of duties

(Note: The following is a listing of typical duties; the actual duties of a position may not include all those listed or may include other work of a similar nature.)

As a confidential administrative assistant to a judge of the Court of Appeals, processes letters, orders, opinions and other correspondence. Answers telephone inquiries, develops and initiates procedures to facilitate management of the judge’s office, keeps the judge informed of significant and important items requiring review or action, calls attention to deadlines, maintains files of correspondence and records. Provides support to the judge for committee work and assists the judge in preparation of presentation materials. Assists the judge in monitoring continuing judicial education requirements.

Maintains judge’s brief packets for cases set for oral argument, maintains records of judge’s dockets and writing assignments; tracks the date of oral argument, distribution, signing and issuance of opinion; tracks petitions for review to the Supreme Court. Prepares work files for judge’s writing assignments. Arranges conference file for judge; indexes and arranges opinions, writs, and petitions for rehearing; removes all documents from case files and makes proper disposition thereof. Maintains and manages electronic case files for the judge.
Processesdrafts of opinions, edits and proofreads for errors, duplicates and circulates draft opinions to the panel for review.
Finalizes opinions and processes them for judge’s signature. Verifies all case citations and quotations for accuracy, checks all facts of the case with the trial court record, checks for proper grammar, edits and proofreads for errors, reviews for adherence to prescribed style and legal terminology verifies all errors raised in the appellant’s brief have been addressed in the opinion.

Checks advance sheets for accuracy of judge’s opinions and notifies publishing authority of any changes; circulates headnotes from publisher to law clerks and judge to check for accuracy. Verifies proposed opinion edits from the Office of the Reporter of Decisions.

Oversees chambers staff; provide orientation to law clerks and judicial externs regarding policies and procedures of the individual judge; monitors and manages law clerk benefit time usage maintains a close working relationship with the staff attorneys, law clerks, and judicial externs in fin