Bailiff-15th District Court

Justice Center

TPOAM4 - Bailiff

Starting Rate: $27.54/Hour

Work Schedule: Typical working hours for this position occur during the Court’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m.

EST.

Working hours infrequently may extend beyond 5:00 p.m.

at short notice to accommodate the Court dockets.

Benefits offered with this position: TPOAM Benefits Summary

After hire, pay increases are dependent on length of service, advancement in the position, and other contractual factors.

This position is represented by the TPOAM union.

For more information reference the Technical, Professional & Office workers Association of Michigan collective bargaining agreement: Collective Bargaining Agreements

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the individually assigned judge, provides judicial security, courtroom security and ancillary support security functions; maintains order and decorum in the courtroom; acts as jury liaison for seated jurors; performs general clerical support work; and other related work as assigned. 

Examples of Duties:
1.

Opens and closes courtrooms to restrict public access for security purposes;
2.

Attends all court proceedings as an officer of the court;
3.

Checks-in attorneys and pro se litigants for court dockets;
4.

Calls court to order and maintains appropriate decorum in the courtroom;
5.

Prepares and distributes notices or other legal documents as needed;
6.

Swears jurors and witnesses;
7.

Assists jury clerk during the jury selection process; post jury selection, acts as jury liaison for seated jurors until a verdict is reached.

Escorts jurors to and from the courtroom, provides parking validation tickets and Juror Work Certificates to jurors when requested; communicates trial schedule and procedural expectations to jurors;
8.

Provides protection for 15^th District Court judicial officers;
9.

Performs security patrols and contraband searches of courtrooms, 15^th District Court judicial chambers and additional 15^th District Court interior areas in the Ann Arbor Justice Center;
10.

Provides security response in emergency situations and responds to requests for assistance;
11.

Performs Taser testing and/or preventative maintenance to ensure proper functioning of device, including maintaining adequate levels of supplies;
12.

Secures Taser in an appropriate manner when device is not being utilized;
13.

Assists or substitutes for other 15^th District Court employees as needed;
14.

Assists in preparation of case files for court dockets;
15.

Files case files, ticket files, forms, cards and other documents both alphabetically and numerically in established filing systems;
16.

Locates and retrieves case files, ticket files, forms and other documents from established filing systems;
17.

Transports, carries, moves files to and from various locations within the court; 18.

Operates equipment such as: Taser, fax machine, PC, printers, copiers,...