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COURT REPORTER Trinity County

$78,458 monthly
Full time Admin-Clerical Consultant Customer Service Government Professional Services QA-Quality Control Technician Analyst

Job Description

GENERAL INFORMATION:

This is a highly skilled, certified and experienced position responsible for documenting all proceedings in criminal, civil and other court settings.

This position provides the verbatim official record of all oral proceedings in cases heard before the Court. Court Reporters provide their own equipment and transcript supplies; maintain their own records and tapes; and are paid separately for transcripts.

This recruitment is being conducted to fill one current vacancy in the Superior Court.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

General supervision is provided by the Court Executive Officer of the Trinity Superior Court.

TYPICAL TASKS

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

· Attending sessions of the Superior Court as assigned, and making official verbatim record of the proceedings in machine shorthand;

· Providing instantaneous read-back of all or portions of the record upon request;

· Preparing timely typewritten transcripts of all or part of the court records upon proper request of the parties or order of the Court in the format prescribed by the Court and statute;

· Certifying accuracy of final transcript;

· Filing official transcripts;

· Researching and preparing transcripts from past proceedings at the request of the court, counsel or governmental agencies;

· Maintaining safely the files of the part of the court record for which the reporter is responsible by ensuring that notes, files and records are boxed and labeled for safe storage and preservation as official records of the Court in accordance with the provisions of Government § 69955, and other related statutes;

· Providing workload and other information as directed, and performing basic legal and office file research to ensure appropriate case documentation of names, quotations, and similar information;

· Scheduling additional Court Reporters as necessary; and

· Performing additional duties as directed by the Court Executive Officer or his/her designee.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to:

· Make a verbatim record of court proceedings, often of a technical nature;

· Work under pressure to produce accurate work within established timelines;

· Read back the record promptly in open court;

· Prepare transcripts of proceedings in a timely manner;

· Maintain accurate records and files of work performed;

· Adapt to changing court reporting technology, including but not limited to, Real-time Reporting;

· Maintain confidential information where legal and ethical standards so require;

· Communicate effectively both orally and in writing;

· Establish and maintain effective working relationships with judges and court staff; and

· Deal professionally and courteously with the bar and the public in general.

Knowledge of:

· California statutes relating to court procedures and to court reporting services;

· Legal, medical and other technical terminology utilized during the course of court proceedings;

· Proper English, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation;

· Current trends, practices and developments in court reporting technology; and

· Use, adjustment and minor maintenance of stenographic and similar equipment related to work.

EDUCATION:

Completion of an accredited course as a Court Reporter and, at the minimum, possession of a High School diploma.

EXPERIENCE:

Two years’ experience as a certified State of California Court Reporter.

CREDENTIALS:

Must be certified by the State of California as a Certified Shorthand Reporter.

Must provide a copy of court reporting license.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

· Must use computer aided transcription system;

 

Martin Rivera

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California
Trinity County Superior Courts Marshal's Office
About Trinity County Superior Courts Marshal's Office

The Marshal's Office is the law-enforcement arm of the Trinity Superior Court. 

It is our mission to provide a safe environment for all court proceedings; to protect the dignity of court proceedings; to provide a safe and secure building for all who enter; and to enforce court orders, including warrants of arrest and the service of civil papers for the County of Trinity.

It is our mission to provide prompt, efficient, and impartial service to the courts and the citizens of Trinity County; and to assist other law enforcement agencies as needed.

n the late 1800s, many cities in the western United States had a City Marshal, who was a contemporary police officer for the city. Of course, the most famous of these was Wyatt Earp before he became a United States Marshal.

The city Marshal was responsible for keeping the peace within the city limits. Outside of the city limits, that duty fell to the County Sheriff, much as it does today.

The Constable has been a fixture throughout history, from feudal times to the establishment of the original 13 colonies in America. In Trinity County, the Constable had always been a part of the Justice Courts, acting as bailiff, process server, investigator, and general peacekeeper. On January 1st, 1989, the Marshal's Office and the Constable's Office consolidated services, becoming the Trinity County Marshal's Office.

In January of 1993, legislation forever changed that separation, providing consolidation of court security services. Which of the two offices (Marshal or Sheriff) would be consolidated was left up to a majority vote of the judges. The judges in Trinity County voted to have the Marshal's Office provide all security services in all courtrooms. The service of all civil process was also given to the Marshal.

In 1998, the voters approved Proposition 220, allowing individual counties to consolidate their Municipal and Superior Court operations. To do so, a majority of the judges of each county would have to vote to consolidate. All 58 counties did so, effectively abolishing all Municipal courts in favor of Superior Courts. The California Constitution was subsequently amended, deleting all references to Municipal courts. So today, all trial courts in the state are Superior Courts.

In 1997, the Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act was introduced. This act provided for the state of California to directly fund all of the trial courts. A large portion of this act related to court security issues and proposed that all Marshal's Offices be abolished and their duties taken over by the Sheriff in each county. This issue, however, was left to each locality to decide.

In Trinity County, the decision was made to leave court security functions with the Marshal's Office, so the proposed merger did not occur. Other large agencies, such as Orange County and San Diego, did merge with their respective Sheriff's Offices.

Today, there are only two Marshals offices left in the state- Shasta County and Trinity County. Of the two, Trinity County is the smallest with seven authorized employees, all of whom are now employees of the Superior Court. In the year 2000, employees of the court system became court employees, whereas before, they had been county employees. This included the Marshal and all sworn deputies.

It is the first time that the trial courts in California have directly employed peace officers. The Superior Court and the Marshal's Office are navigating uncharted waters and at the same time making history.

Functions

Today, the Marshal's Office provides a myriad of services to the community.

  • We are responsible for security in all of the courtrooms in the county, as well as the courthouse itself.
  • We provide judicial protection for the bench officers.
  • We serve civil papers for the County of Trinity.
  • As fully sworn law enforcement officers, we also perform general law enforcement duties within the county, such as traffic enforcement and assistance to other agencies as needed.

Perhaps the most visible and familiar role we play is screening for weapons at the courthouse's front door. If you have to come to the courthouse for any reason, you must first pass through an airport-style weapon screening station. This includes jurors in criminal or civil trials, attorneys, police officers, and members of the general public.

The Marshal and all Deputy Marshals have the same peace officer authority as city Police Officers and Deputy Sheriffs. This authority is derived from California Penal Code section 830.1. A recent legislative change to that section, spearheaded by members of the Shasta County Marshal's office, replaced the word "municipal" with "superior" in reference to the courts and added the word "county" to more accurately reflect the current situation with the remaining Marshal's Offices.

 

Martin Rivera

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