Job Details

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.

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.

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.

For full position details, please visit the job description: COURT ATTENDANT

Typical duties of a Court Attendant may include, but are not limited to:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Attends various meetings.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, and at least two (2) years of journey-level court operations clerical support experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Completion of college-level coursework is highly desirable.

Physical Characteristics

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.

Support Services Benefit Group

The San Bernardino Superior Court offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked. A summary of benefits is provided below.

Health and Welfare Benefits

MEDICAL: The Court offers a variety of comprehensive health plan options to fit individual employee needs. The Court contributes up to $225.00 in benefit plan dollars each pay period to help full-time employees pay for health premiums. In addition, the health plan subsidy the court contributes toward the employee cost is 59% to 61% based on plan selection and level of coverage.

DENTAL: The dental subsidy is equivalent to 100% of the employee only DPPO coverage plan (but not less than twenty-three dollars and two cents {$23.02} per pay period.)

VISION: Court-paid plan for employees. No co-pay/deductible for eye exams; frames and standard lenses or contact lenses (in lieu of standard lenses) every twelve (12) months.

SHORT-TERM DISABILITY: Court-subsidized benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability.

LIFE INSURANCE: Court-paid basic life insurance benefit of $35,000. Additional supplemental life and AD&D insurance benefits may be purchased voluntarily.

MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees elect to set aside pre-tax money each pay period to pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses for themselves and their eligible dependents that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan.

DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN: This is a type of Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating eligible employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees may set aside