Deputy Court Clerk; General Sessions Court Clerk

Deputy Court Clerk (General Sessions Court Clerk)

Memphis, TN, United States

Position title:

Deputy Court Clerk (General Sessions Court Clerk).

Location:

Memphis, TN, United States.

Position Summary Works directly under supervisor to perform court-related clerical work within assigned courts.

Pay Grade 41

Salary Commensurate with Experience and Education

• Two (2) years of experience in appropriate office operations support, bookkeeping, filing, customer service, inventory control, typing, data processing or statistical work; AND
• High school diploma or possess a GED; OR
• One (1) year of experience in appropriate office operations support, bookkeeping, filing, customer service, inventory control, typing, data processing or statistical work; and one (1) year of college study (30 semester hours or 36 quarters).
• Proof of education, training and/or experience is required.

• Prepares docket or calendar of cases to be called in assigned courtroom.
• Examines legal documents submitted to the court for adherence to court or law procedures.
• Prepares court case folders, posts, files and routes documents.
• Explains procedures or forms to requesting parties.
• Secures information for judges, contacts witnesses, attorneys and litigants to obtain information for court and instruct parties when to appear in court.
• Provides information to various state and county offices as required.
• Administers oath to witnesses, attorneys and litigants.
• Records minutes of court proceedings and prepares thereof.
• Records case dispositions, court orders and arranges for payments of court fees.
• Performs other related duties as required or directed.

• May be required to work evenings, holidays and weekends on a rotational basis.
• May be required to work in the 24-hour office.

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions that have a substantial relationship to potential job duties. Only convictions that are substantially related to potential job duties will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.

All employees hired after September 1, 1986, must be residents of Shelby County and shall continue to reside in the County as a condition of their employment. The residency requirement shall not apply to certain public safety/civil service employees. This means exemption from this policy is in effect for the following departments and positions: (1) Sheriff Deputy Patrol Officers, Deputy Jailers and Dispatchers, employed by the Sheriff Department, (2) Correction Officers employed by the Division of Corrections, (3) Firefighters, Paramedics and Dispatchers employed by the Shelby County Fire Department.

The residency exemption for public safety/civil service employees does not include Appointed positions with Sheriff’s Office, Division of Corrections or the Fire Department.

• Job Identification 260188
• Posting Date 03/11/2026, 03:45 PM
• Apply Before 01/01/2027, 05:59 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Various
• Locations Memphis, TN, United States
• Grant Funded Not Grant Funded
• Salary (Annual/Hourly) $40,501.50 Annually