Deputy Clerk II - G115 - Appeals
Columbus Consolidated Government
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See open jobs at Columbus Consolidated Government.See open jobs similar to "Deputy Clerk II - G115 - Appeals" Columbus 2025.Major Duties and Responsibilities
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- Receives both state and superior court appeals for processing for submission to higher courts and/or appellate courts (Court of Appeals and Supreme Court) to include prisoners' habeas corpus actions.
- Preparing criminal and civil appeals for state and superior courts for at a minimum of nine (9) judges - 7 Superior, 2 State, and also several senior judges whose cases are appealed.
- Coordinating with judges for docketing/scheduling of status conference within mandated 120 days.
- Performing proper documentation and cataloging of the appellate documents to include pulling records both in-house or from archives in the warehouse.
- Detailed review and confirmation of all case filings including documenting case histories and case history activity to include proper court transcript submissions.
- Tracking the progress of appellate procedure to meet the 20-day deadline for submission to appellate courts and/or proper compliance with a timely procedure to request deadline extensions.
- Verifying documents for appeal. Indexing appellate record.
- Uploading documents for appeal record. Submitting records to the appellate court.
- Preparing cost billings to attorneys.
- Collecting and recording payment information.
- Staying abreast of law and policies governing the clerk's appellate process and procedures.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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- Knowledge of relevant state laws and guidelines governing the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court.
- Knowledge of modern office procedures. Knowledge of the operations and functions of local and state court systems.
- Knowledge of legal terminology and required record-keeping procedures and deadlines.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting practices. Skill in operating standard office equipment such as a typewriter, calculator, copier, microfiche machine, and facsimile machine.
- Skill in the use of computers, standard business software applications, and specialized software applications used by the courts.
- Skill in basic mathematics. Skill in dealing with the public.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
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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
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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.
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