Job Description Summary

Manages a staff of jury clerks and administers the Pima County Superior Court and Grand Jury systems and directs the summoning, selection, screening, orientation, and assignment of all petit and grand jurors in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree in public, business, or judicial administration, or a related field from an accredited university or college, and six years of progressive, professional administrative, or management work experience, including two years of supervisory and/or management experience. OR, A Master's degree in public, business, or judicial administration or a closely related field and four years of progressive, professional administrative, or management work experience, including two years of supervisory and/or management experience. OR, any equivalent combination of experience, training and/ or education approved by Human Resources.

PREFERRED:
Juris Doctorate degree or completed courses in the National Center for State Court's Court Executive Development program or experience managing a court department.

Essential Duties & Functions:

• Manages court jury services by developing and implementing effective and efficient operating policies and procedures.
• Maintains Pima County's master jury list.
• Manages a staff of jury clerks and coordinates the selection, training and development, goal setting, counseling, and evaluation of the staff's performance.
• Coordinates with court bench and department heads on the application of new laws and jury administration policies.
• Directs the daily operations of summoning, qualifying, excusing, and postponing of jurors.
• Determines from the court calendar the number of jurors to call on a daily basis and develops best practices guidelines and emergency procedures to accommodate changes in the calendar.
• Administers the orientation of jurors. Manages the random assignment of jurors to trials and tracks daily juror utilization.
• Establishes and maintains automated and manual record-keeping procedures and maintains jury records as required by Arizona Revised Statutes.
• Maintains effective communication with judges, court personnel, attorneys, criminal justice agencies, the general public and prospective jurors.
• Develops and monitors the division budget for the Jury Commissioner's office.
• Authorizes the expenditure of payments for the jury service performed by jurors.
• Conducts and participates in special administrative and operational studies or projects.

Additional Responsibilities/Duties:

• Participates on various court committees when requested or appointed.
• Testifies in court on jury selection issues when required.
• Performs related projects and duties as necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have knowledge of the principles and practices of court operations, including the calendaring of cases and courtroom procedures.
• Must have knowledge of management and administrative responsibilities such as budgetary processes, goal setting, performance management, project management, planning and delivering jury services.
• Must have knowledge of Arizona Revised Statutes, Vol. 7, Title 21, related Supreme Court Promulgated Rules, and relevant laws and regulations as they apply to court operations.
• Must have skills in planning, coordinating, and evaluating complete jury service functions.
• Must have skills in operating a desktop computer and software to perform word processing, database administration, record keeping, preparation of reports, electronic communications and filing.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of employees including judges, judicial staff, court leadership and administration, attorneys and the general public.

Licenses and Certificates:

None required.

Physical/Sensory Items:

Typically performs duties in an office environment and may lift materials and/or equipment 20 lbs or less.