Deputy Clerk II - Civil G115
Salary
$17.05 Hourly
Location
Columbus, GA
Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Job Number
2026-00000504
Department
Superior Court
Division
Clerk of Superior Court
Opening Date
08/31/2026
Closing Date
10/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
Major Duties and Responsibilities
This position is responsible for providing administrative and clerical support to the department. The position may also serve as the Accounts Officer or another specialized function as required by the needs of the Court.
- Receives court actions for processing; processes each accepted case by entering all data elements into computerized court management system; assigns judges and case numbers; identifies each type of court action based upon substance and statutory procedural requirements; determines if venue and jurisdictional requirements have been met; tracks cases to ensure successful processing; accepts or rejects each action submitted based upon completion and submission of all legal requirements and mandatory documents; processes criminal sentences and fine payments; strikes jurors for domestic, criminal, and civil cases; processes paperwork for appeals; processes adoptions; files attorneys paperwork.
- Attends arraignments, guilty pleas, docket calls, trials, jury selection, and probation revocations; records required information for official records; enters information into official court record through computerized court management system; generates new notices, bonds, and other documents as needed.
- Assists the public at the counter; answers telephone; researches and responds to written and verbal inquiries about court policies, procedures, case status, fines and costs due, and scheduling of court proceedings; resolves complaints; retrieves and interprets case history information; assists judges and attorneys as needed.
- Receives, receipts, records, verifies, monitors, and submits fines, fees, costs, and other monies received by court; disburses restitution payments; enters payment information into the system and posts to the proper case file.
- Receives, dockets, and files warrants, transcripts, accusations, indictments, motions, orders, adoptions, notices, and appearances.
- Receives paperwork for passports, forward documents to Passport Services.
- Sends DUI and surrender of parental rights notices to the Local newspaper.
- Prepares and processes sentences, bond forfeitures, sentence reviews, appeals, adoptions, orders, bench warrants, and revocations.
- Checks fines for probation officers. Completes prisoner histories; receives fines; picks up and secures cash bonds; secures warrants.
- Researches criminal case information for various agencies; answers prisoner questions and mail; responds to phone inquiries and assists the general public.
- Maintains all court documents and ensures filing processes are consistent. Verifies all Superior Court Documents from the previous day; makes corrections where needed.
- Prepares and drafts various reports as requested or required.
- Assists and responds to prisoners in filing of habeas corpus actions; bills inmates when filing civil cases; maintains records of payments and correspondence.
- Pulls cases and delivers to judges; pulls records, makes certified copies, and faxes documents.
- Processes notary public applications.
- May assist Chief Deputy with operation of the financial division of superior, state &juvenile court clerks office to include receiving, verifying, accounting, and balancing fines, fees, and funds; preparing reports and disbursements for funds; preparing and maintaining office accounting records; balancing and reviewing financial reports; coordinating and performing daily verification and audit of all funds received by office; preparing daily and weekly deposits; entering and monitoring debit and credit entries in ledgers: and assisting in monitoring account activity and evaluating relevant statutory and regulatory changes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to understand, interpret and explain to others Georgia laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures necessary to perform duties as mandated in manual of Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia - four volumes of laws, rules that embody over 10,000 pages of statutes, rules and regulations.
- Skill in meeting constant, critical, legally required deadlines.
- Ability to perform detailed work with high degree of accuracy.
- Knowledge of court and government computer applications.
- Knowledge of general legal terminology and required recordkeeping procedures.
- Skill in operating numerous complex computer systems, copiers, printers, facsimile machines.
- Skill in dealing with public.
- Skill in oral and written communication and coordination with the general public, other court personnel, management, public officials, judges, state agencies, attorneys, pro se litigants and others.
- Knowledge of state and local court systems.
- Ability to analyze information and data and resolve problems.
Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
Physical Requirements
The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects and climbs ladders. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.?
- Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.?
- Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.?
- Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.?
- Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.?
- Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.?
- Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.?
- Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.?
- Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.?
- Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.?
- Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.?
- Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
- Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.?
- Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.?
- Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.?
- Standing - for sustained periods of time.?
- Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.?
- Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word?.
- Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.?
- Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office or a courtroom.
The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:
- Low-cost Medical Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Credit Union
- Direct Deposit
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- PERK Time Off
- Retirement Plan
- Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Free and Discounted Services
- Employee Assistance Program
Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.
- Discounted Movie Tickets
- Free Notary Services
- Ride a Metra Bus for Free
- Free Mulch
- Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
- Drivers Training for Employee Dependents
- Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
- River Center Discounts
- Cell Phone Carrier Discounts
Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.
01
Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)
- No High School Diploma
- GED
- High School Diploma
- Technical College
- Some College
- Associates Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Masters Degree
- Doctorates Degree
02
Please explain any experience you have working with the courts system.
03
Please list and explain any work experience you have with the use of computers, standard business software applications, and specialized software applications used by the courts.
04
How many years of clerical and/or administrative experience do you have?
- None
- 0 - 1 year
- 1 - 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- 5 years or more
05
How many years of accountability court or court administration experience do you have?
- None
- 0 - 1 year
- 1 - 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- 5 years or more
Required Question
Employer Columbus Consolidated Government
Address City Hall
1111 1st Avenue
Columbus, Georgia, 31901
Phone 706-225-4059
Website http://www.columbusga.gov/HR