Judicial Assistant to Appellate Justice

Judicial Council of California
Los Angeles County, CA
Posted 

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Provides administrative, paralegal, and legal secretarial support to an appellate court justice and, in some courts, the justice’s research attorneys.
  • Supports the intake and processing of writ petitions; preparing court orders; using and maintaining internal court data bases.
  • Calendars cases for oral argument and tracks cases for timeliness.
  • Word processes, edits, proofreads, and reviews opinions and court orders for correctness with respect to grammar, spelling, punctuation, content, and organization; conforms opinions to uniform style using the California Style Manual.
  • Prepares final opinions by checking facts referenced against all documents from the clerk’s office and reporter’s transcripts, administrative record, exhibits, and correspondence.
  • Verifies and Shepardizes legal authorities cited using resources found in the law library and computer data bases such as state and federal reporters, state and federal statutes, citators, textbooks, handbooks, restatements, and legislative intent materials.
  • Transmits opinions and modifications to Reporter of Decisions; communicates with Reporter of Decisions regarding stylistic requirements and content of opinions; proofreads and carefully inspects galley proofs of all published opinions for complete accuracy.
  • Maintains and updates chambers library.
  • Organizes and routes work, sets priorities, and follows up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work; exercises skill in setting priorities that accurately reflect the importance of assigned responsibilities; trains backup support staff.
  • Works closely with Clerk’s Office and file room staff to ensure that materials are received and sent out in timely fashion.
  • Drafts correspondence; independently initiates specified correspondence for signature by appropriate staff.
  • Performs additional secretarial and administrative assistant functions as requested.
KNOWLEDGE OF
  • Administrative office practices and procedures, the standard format for typed materials, including proper memoranda, briefs, drafts, opinions, recordkeeping systems and file maintenance, and standard office procedures and practices.
  • Complex legal concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures.
  • Methods of complex legal research (traditional and electronic).
  • California trial and appellate court practices and procedures.
  • Personal computers and the use of specified computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, legal applications, desktop publishing, and on-line search and reference tools.
  • Correct business English, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation, with emphasis on legal terminology, the uniform system of citation and the California Style Manual, etc.
  • Organizational policies and procedures.
  • Basic supervisory principles and practices.

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.
  • Judicial Assistant to Appellate Justice

Additional Documents

  • Job Application Package Checklist

Position Details

Job Code #:
JC-489005
Position #(s):
156-100-2362-XXX
Working Title:
Judicial Assistant to Appellate Justice JO#6496
Classification:
Judicial Assistant to Appellate Justice
$6,826.00 - $8,304.00
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
# of Positions:
1
Work Location:
Los Angeles County
Telework:
In Office
Job Type:
Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

OVERVIEW
Associate Justice Armen Tamzarian of the California Court of Appeal is accepting applications for a Judicial Assistant (JA) position. The JA works closely with Justice Tamzarian and the three research attorneys in chambers. This individual will be part of a team dedicated to excellence and public service in a cordial, professional environment. The JA performs a variety of complex paralegal, legal secretarial, and administrative duties for Justice Tamzarian and his staff.

Department Website: http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date: 8/29/2025

Who May Apply

This is a non-testing Classification, therefore, anyone meeting the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification may apply for this position. Individuals in specific programs, such as the Welfare to Work Program, are encouraged to apply and will be given priority according to the applicable Laws and Rules. Please note on your application your current participation in these programs.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

How To Apply

Completed Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. A completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included, when submitting your application in hard copy.

Address for Mailing Application Packages

You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:


Judicial Council of California
Primary Cert Contact
Attn: Please Apply in the Benefits Section Below
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3688

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

  • Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
  • Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
QUALIFICATIONS
Equivalent to six (6) years of legal secretarial experience, including four (4) years of technical legal research.
OR
Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of legal secretarial experience, including technical legal research. Additional directly related experience and/or college-level coursework may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for either of the paths outlined above.
OR
One (1) year as a Judicial Assistant OR two (2) years as a Deputy Clerk OR three (3) years as a Lead Judicial Secretary or Assistant Deputy Clerk III with the judicial branch.

Equivalent years of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to the classes listed above in a California Superior Court or California state-level government entity also qualify.

Benefits

PAY & BENEFITS
Salary Range: $6,826 to $8,304 per month
(Starting salary will be between $6,826 and $7,509)
Please note due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.
Some highlights of our benefits package include:
  • Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
  • 14 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
  • 1 personal holiday per year
  • Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
  • CalPERS Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
  • FlexElect Program
  • Pretax Parking
  • Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
  • Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers and search for JO#6496.
The following items are required.
  • Completed online application
  • Cover letter
  • Résumé

For earliest consideration, please apply by August 29, 2025, and include all required items listed above. The position will remain open until it is filled.
The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.

Department Website: http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers

Human Resources Contact:
Guillermo Gonzalez
(415) 865-4346
jobs@jud.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
Sandra Grace
(415) 865-8944
Sandra.Grace@jud.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

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