Court Clerk

Position Description

The Superior Court of California, County of Butte is now accepting applications for:
Court Clerk I

Final date to receive applications:
February 3, 2026 - 11:59 PM

About the Community

Butte County Superior Court is located in Northern California, where the valley floor meets the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains. It covers over 1,600 square miles with a population of approximately 225,000 and offers abundant outdoor recreation. It is home to Bidwell Park, Lake Oroville, Feather Falls, Table Mountain, Lassen and Plumas National Forests, and a vibrant urban center in Chico with CSU, Chico nearby.

About the Court: Butte County Superior Court is a unified superior court operating two facilities, one courthouse in Chico and another in Oroville. All legal, operational, and administrative functions are governed by the Presiding Judge and the Court Executive Officer. The court has thirteen judicial officers (eleven judges and two commissioners) and approximately 135 support staff. The court leads in self-help services, case management system collaborations, civic outreach, and employee education.

The Position: This is the entry level, trainee classification of the Court Clerk series. Incumbents participate in a comprehensive training program to gain the knowledge and abilities to serve as a Court Clerk. They learn applicable legal forms and terminology and complete a non-case specific court orientation and training program that may include ethics, verbal and written communications, customer service, change management, teamwork, and diversity.

Completion of the training program is required prior to receiving permanent employee status.

Learn more about the position by watching the video below!

The following duties are typical of those performed by the incumbent in this classification; however, other duties may also be required.

• Receives and examines legal documents for completeness and conformity to requirements; processes acceptable documents according to established procedures; returns unacceptable documents; maintains court files and archives; retrieves and delivers files and documents to appropriate parties;
• Determines, accepts and records fees, fines, forfeitures, and bails; makes appropriate notations in electronic accounting system; balances cash drawers;
• Provides information regarding court policies and procedures; answers inquiries pertaining to court records and provides assistance to the public in accessing court services and programs;
• Verifies, enters, retrieves, corrects, and updates information in the court's automated case management system;
• Assigns matters to proper division of the court; calendars court proceedings, prepares, distributes and posts court calendars;
• Prepares notices and types forms, documents, reports, and correspondence; processes mail for proper disposition; copies legal documents; and
• As directed, prepares and issues legal orders such as warrants, writs, orders, subpoenas, abstracts, and other official documents on behalf of the court; recalls warrants, exonerates bail; prepares judgments and dismisses or seals cases in accordance with established codes and court procedures.

Knowledge of:

• Modern office equipment including typewriters, fax machines and photocopiers;
• Desktop computers and software applications including word processing and databases;
• Proper maintenance of records, preparing correspondence and reports; filing, indexing, and cross-referencing methods;
• Tabulating and posting data and basic mathematical computations;
• Principles of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation;
• Methods and practices of legal offices, basic legal terminology and documents; and
• Basic public contact and customer service techniques.

Ability to:

• Type accurately and enter data into a computer system from clear copy and rough notes at a speed sufficient to perform assigned duties; operate a variety of office equipment including personal computers;
• Review documents for accuracy, completeness, and conformity with legal requirements; learn relevant legal terminology; be accurate and pay close attention to detail; maintain complex records; follow standardized…