What are the responsibilities and job description for the COURT ATTENDANT position at San Bernardino Superior Court?
WE ARE HIRING: COURT ATTENDANT
The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, is seeking well-qualified, detail-oriented, and professional candidates to join our team as Court Attendants. This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies across multiple districts.
As a Court Attendant, you will play a vital role in supporting courtroom operations, ensuring safety, maintaining order, and assisting with essential technology used during hearings. This position is ideal for individuals who excel in fast-paced environments, remain calm under pressure, and are committed to upholding the integrity of the judicial process.
Key Responsibilities
- Be the VOICE for the courtroom. Ensure a safe environment in the courtroom by maintaining order, reporting issues to appropriate personnel, and managing the public audience.
- Apply technical knowledge with the ability to prepare and troubleshoot audio and visual equipment before court hearings and effectively use various software applications to support court functions.
- Provide emergency assistance while remaining calm and composed in stressful environments.
- Effectively multitask under stressful situations, maintaining composure and performing all duties accurately and efficiently.
This recruitment will remain open to fill current and future vacancies across the San Bernardino Court Districts. Early application is strongly encouraged, as the posting may close at any time once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received or a candidate selection has been made.
The first review of applications is scheduled for May 08, 2026, for priority consideration in the first round of interviews.
Under general supervision, maintains the order and safety of the Judicial Officer, courtroom staff, jurors and spectators in a fulltime limited and unlimited, assigned civil or probate courtroom and performs specialized and responsible technical and administrative case-processing support functions; maintains the integrity of the jury; serves as the court liaison for juries, witnesses, attorneys, case parties and the public; monitors court surroundings; and performs related clerical and security duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics
A Court Attendant assists the court in operating effectively and efficiently, including maintaining the safety and security of the courtroom, ensuring the physical integrity of the jury, maintaining order in the court and performing difficult and responsible court operations support functions to ensure that court policies and procedures are followed. Duties and responsibilities are carried out with considerable independence within a framework of established policies and procedures.
Court Attendant is distinguished from the Judicial Assistant series in that the latter acts as the primary clerical support for courtroom procedures, functions and activities with responsibility for recording minutes of proceedings, swearing in juries, witnesses, interpreters and other related parties, and providing primary care of exhibits and evidence.
Employees in this class typically report to an Operations Supervisor I, Operations Supervisor II, or other supervisory or management classification.
Typical duties of a Court Attendant may include, but are not limited to:
- Performs pre-court searches of courtroom and surrounding areas prior to morning and afternoon sessions; identifies hazardous/suspicious items or conditions and reports security violations to the sheriff or other appropriate personnel; uses alarm buttons or radio communications for emergencies.
- Sets up audio/visual equipment prior to court session; aids attorneys in the use of equipment and reports any technical issues to appropriate staff; handles ADA requests and provides help with equipment when required.
- Opens court sessions and maintains order while court is in session by carefully monitoring juror, litigant, spectator, witness and attorney demeanor and actions and anticipating and taking prompt, appropriate actions to address potential disturbances, including notifying the sheriff's office as required; provides emergency assistance by administering first aid and CPR and by contacting appropriate personnel or agencies in emergency situations; administers courtroom evacuation procedures; completes related reports and forms, including incident, theft and injury reports.
- Acts as liaison with jurors and takes charge of the jury; greets and orients jurors to appropriate courtroom decorum and procedures; provides jurors with exhibits, verdict forms, jury question forms and jury instructions as appropriate; prevents conversations between jurors and with the public, witnesses, spectators, media and the parties to cases during trials; takes jury attendance; passes out jury questionnaires; reviews questions for proper format and transports all questions in written format from jury to judge; ensures the physical integrity of the jury during trials and deliberations and ensures appropriate isolation from the public and compromising situations; during jury deliberation, remains available at all times; as necessary, coordinates refreshments and meals for jurors, gathers and secures exhibits and informs court when verdict is reached or when jury cannot reach a decision; at trial end, destroys jurors' notes.
- In conjunction with the Judicial Assistant, accepts and processes designated materials, including documents for filing and confidential materials; returns incomplete documents; enters and retrieves documents and case data into case management databases; scans documents where appropriate; verifies accuracy of data entry; maintains inventory of case files within the courtroom; copies, posts and distributes or faxes materials, such as daily court calendar and tentative rulings; may accept fees from attorneys and process following established procedures; provides courtroom status reports; picks up, sorts and distributes courtroom mail and materials.
- Assists parties, witnesses, the court and clerks in the handling and presentation of exhibits in court; inventories and/or delivers exhibits to and from the exhibit room or locker.
- May assist the Judicial Assistant in locating and retrieving case files and organizing materials; assists with calendar preparation and calendar call; posts and distributes calendars; may prepare less-complex minute orders; compiles court case statistics and prepares and coordinates a variety of narrative reports and records; operates a photocopier, fax machine and other office machines including scanners and personal computers.
- Answers telephones and assists the public by providing general information pertaining to courtroom procedures in a courteous and service-oriented manner; directs members of the media to appropriate area or personnel.
- Ensures efficient courtroom operations; regularly operates and monitors courtroom equipment; identifies and notifies maintenance or custodial services to ensure that courtroom issues are promptly addressed; monitors, maintains inventory of and orders courtroom supplies and equipment.
- Attends various meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; perform repetitive movements of hands or wrists; and stoop, kneel, bend at the waist and crouch. The employee is frequently required to lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds unaided.
Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, use of both eyes, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, an employee uses written and oral communication skills; reads and interprets data, information and documents; analyzes and solves problems; uses math and mathematical reasoning; observes and interprets people and situations; learns and applies new information and skills; performs highly detailed work; deals with changing deadlines, constant interruptions and multiple concurrent tasks; and interacts with others encountered in the course of work, including frequent contact with the public and dissatisfied/abusive individuals.
Work Environment
The employee works in an office and courtroom setting where the noise level is usually quiet to moderate.
Salary : $54,436 - $69,452