Courtroom Clerk

Courtroom Clerk

Salary

$54,330.43 - $90,550.51 Annually

Location

JENNINGS BUILDING, 4110 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, FAIRFAX (FJ16), VA

Job Type

FT Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-00956

Department

Circuit Court & Records

Opening Date

06/27/2026

Closing Date

7/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S19

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

Works as a motivated and tech-savvy professional on a team environment as a courtroom clerk. The Circuit Court utilizes state-of-the-art technology to ensure judicial efficiency by integrating modern technologies into traditional courtroom activities. The incumbent in this position should feel comfortable using computers and electronic systems including court case management systems, scanning imaging software, electronic docket scheduling systems, and e-filing.

Schedule: Overtime is frequently required with little or no advance notice due to the unpredictable length of courtroom trials.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

Maintains dockets of scheduled cases;

Attends court proceedings, arraigns defendants, and administers oaths and affirmations;

Records case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees;

Prepares documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings;

Manages chain of custody of physical and demonstrative evidence proffered and admitted during trial;

Examines legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws and/or court procedures;

Prepares and processes court orders, probation referrals, release documentation, criminal sentencing information, or summonses.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

Knowledge of the functions of the assigned business areas and/or court procedures;

Knowledge of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Supreme Courts Clerks Manual, laws and regulations related to the assigned business areas;

Knowledge of standard administrative procedures, practices, and equipment;

Ability to communicate courteously and effectively, both verbally and in writing;

Ability to demonstrate and enforce courtroom decorum;

Ability to take and transcribe notes of court proceedings;

Ability to listen and understand information presented through spoken words and sentences;

Ability to read and understand information presented in writing;

Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy;

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals, including the judges, general public, members of the legal and business community, and department staff.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Any combination of education, experience and training equivalent to high school graduation; Plus four years of experience providing administrative support, technical support, customer service, or working in a court or legal environment.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to the position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates degree.
• Four or more years of experience working in a federal or state trial court or other legal environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience conducting legal research and preparing legal documents.
• Knowledge of the Code of Virginia and regulations in relevant areas.
• Experience in managing confidential court records or confidential public records.
• Ability to multitask and work with limited direction to address identified objectives.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion, initiative, creativity, and independent judgment.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position requires sitting in courtroom for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift boxes and push a cart weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Must be able to enter and retrieve data from a computer.
• All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY?703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.

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Requisition 26-00956

Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have providing administrative support, technical support, customer service, or working in a court or legal environment?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

04

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in a court or other legal environment?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

05

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have providing administrative support?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

06

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in technical support?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in customer service?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in a federal or state trial court or other legal environment?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have conducting legal research and preparing legal documents?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

10

Do you have experience preparing any of the following legal documents? Check all that apply. (Response must be supported by details in your application.)

• Pleadings
• Memoranda
• Court orders
• Marking of exhibits
• None of the above

11

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have managing confidential court records or other confidential public records?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

12

What experience do you have with public speaking? Check all that apply. (Response must be supported by details in your application.)

• Presented in team or committee meetings
• Provided training or instruction to a group(s)
• Completed public speaking training
• None of the above

13

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating, editing, formatting, and saving simple documents; inserting simple tables; and proofreading documents for accuracy)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of common commands such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; setting up the ruler; indenting paragraphs, using tabs and tables; inserting captions, footnotes, endnotes, special characters, or hard page breaks; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; inserting an equation, adding comments and tracking changes.)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of almost all function of program including mail merge, macros, creating a table of contents, creating bookmarks and cross-referencing.)
• No experience

14

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple workbooks; importing and exporting data, using Excel with the web)
• No experience

15

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Outlook.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of identifying the components of the Outlook environment; composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments; scheduling meetings, managing tasks, notes and journal entries)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of customizing message settings; organizing and locating Outlook messages; setting calendar options; tracking activities using the Journal; assigning and tracking tasks; sharing folder information; customizing the Outlook environment)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of almost all functions of program including personalizing your email; organizing Outlook items; managing data files; managing contacts and contact information; saving and archiving email; creating a custom Outlook form; working offline and remotely)
• No experience

16

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Beginner (Basic knowledge of opening, saving and closing files; creating backwards compatible files for working with older versions of PowerPoint; utilizing the find and replace tool; applying and modifying pre-designed WordArt; spacing and arranging objects and images; converting bulleted list into flowcharts)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of applying templates and themes; converting text to diagrams and tables; inserting images and clip art; adding sound effects and music clips, adding video and animation; adding and configuring interactive action buttons; incorporating review comments and embedded MS Office content; use advanced features for saving and distributing your file)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge in customizing PowerPoint for your own work environment; fully leveraging the power of master slides to creating consistent and easy-to-update designs; simplifying internal communication or reviews with embedded notes and comments; reusing (not re-entering) data from other applications; adding multimedia elements; recording voice-overs for presentations; setting up a self-running slideshow display for a lobby or event kiosk)
• No experience

17

Please indicate your level of proficiency with using Microsoft Teams.

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• No experience

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm