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
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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.
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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.
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Provide emergency assistance while remaining calm and composed in stressful environments.
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Effectively multitask under stressful situations, maintaining composure and performing all duties accurately and efficiently.
RECRUITMENT DEADLINE:
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 August 17, 2026, for priority consideration in the first round of interviews.
Resumes will not be accepted in place of the required application or the responses to the supplemental questions.
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.
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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.
