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Appellate Court Clerk II (Supreme Court)

Recruitment Number 26-215JC, Appellate Court Clerk II (Supreme Court), SR-22C ($5,555 per month) to SR-22M ($8,218 per month), Honolulu, Oahu. The starting salary may be at a rate between the minimum to maximum salary range listed above, basedon qualifications.

Summary of Duties

Supervises and participates in Appellate Court Clerk work; plans, coordinates, schedules and prepares all ready cases for court; reviews appellate court documents to determine compliance with court orders and rules, to summarize and digest principal points of legal documents to facilitate court action, recommend disposition of procedural motions, and to recommend routine judicial sanctions against attorneys to the Chief Justice or his/her designee.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement: Graduation from high school. Excess experience of the type and quality described below or work experience requiring the ability to read, comprehend, and apply written directions, or a high degree of verbal skill may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. General Experience: Two (2) years progressively responsible general clerical work experience. Specialized Experience: Five (5) years of court work experience which included work dealing with the preparation of legal and/or court documents and forms. Of the five (5) years of Specialized Experience at least one (1) year of work experience must have involved the preparation of court documents and forms for an appellate court which included opinions, decisions, and sanction orders. Such experience must have also included the checking of citations and references, and summarizing and digesting legal document information. OR Of the five (5) years of Specialized Experience at least two (2) years of work experience must have involved the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms for a circuit court. Such experience must have been comparable to the work performed at the Courts Document Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk II, or Estate and Guardianship Specialist levels and included summarizing and digesting legal document information. Typing Skill Requirement: Type at a rate of 40 net words per minute. Supervisory Aptitude: Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successfully completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects; by serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; by completion of training course in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; or by favorable appraisals by a supervisory indicating the possession of supervisory potential. Substitutions Allowed:

1. Graduation from an accredited community college, business or technical school above the high school level with a major in the stenographic or secretarial field may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience requirement.
2. Graduation from an accredited Legal Assistant/Paralegal training program may only be substituted for one (1) year of the Specialized Experience requirement.
3. Graduation from an accredited university or college with a baccalaureate degree may only be substituted for two (2) years of the Specialized Experience requirement.
4. Graduation from an accredited School of Law may only be substituted for three (3) years of Specialized Experience requirement.

Note: The above substitutions for Specialized Experience do not include substitution for the required one (1) year of appellate court or two (2) years of circuit court Specialized Experience.

Supplemental Information

Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to Recruitment@courts.hawaii.gov, or mailed to the following address: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Education: If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

Benefits

Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Up to 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
• Up to 21 vacation leave days per year
• Up to 21 sick leave days per year
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

Judiciary employees may also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information: CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION (Download PDF reader) The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.