Municipal Court Administrator

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The City of Columbus is accepting applications for the position of Municipal Court Administrator , a full-time permanent role in the Municipal Court Division. The immediate supervisor is the Chief Operating Officer. The responsibilities include supervising six Deputy Court Clerks, managing monetary, legal, and safety matters, implementing court policies, procedures, and methods, and making recommendations for improvements to the court's operation. The role involves acknowledging affidavits, issuing warrants, approving bonds, docketing and maintaining cases, issuing subpoenas, providing discovery, and certifying records and pleadings filed in Municipal Court.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with at least five years of court-related experience and three years of supervisory experience. The successful candidate must be bondable and possess a Mississippi Driver's License.

Applications and resumes will be accepted until further notice. They can be mailed to P. O. Box 1408, Columbus, MS 39703, delivered to the City's Human Resources Office at 523 Main Street, 2nd Floor, or completed online at www.thecityofcolumbusms.gov. For a hard copy application and detailed job description, contact Pat Mitchell at pmitchell@columbusms.gov or call (662) 329-5159.

The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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