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SPECIALIZED COURT ADMINISTRATOR: Summary: Court Administrator serving in specialized courts such as family/domestic relations, juvenile, drug, etc.

COURT ADMINISTRATOR: Traffic Court, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Duties: directs all the non-judicial operations of the Philadelphia Traffic Court. Responsible for developing, planning, directing and monitoring all Traffic Court activities through subordinate administrators and supervisors. Must be able to exercise initiative and independent judgment consistent with court policy and objectives. General direction is received from the President Judge of the Traffic Court and the Executive Administrator for the First Judicial District. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree in Public or Business Administration or a related field or equivalent education and work experience. Advanced degree preferred. Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible administrative and management work directing major court-related operations. Experience in an urban setting highly desirable. Annual starting salary range: $65,000 - $80,000. (1995)

CIVIL DIVISION MANAGER: Passaic County Superior Court - Civil Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, Paterson, New Jersey. Duties: under direction of the trial court administrator and in an executive component relationship with the presiding judge, is responsible for the management and administration of staff and resources for the civil division in order to ensure the effective and efficient management of cases; develops and implements plans, programs, and objectives to meet the goals of the civil division; and performs other related duties as required. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree; five years’ professional experience in a public, private, or court-related environment, which shall have included experience in planning, coordinating, and implementing program activity, two years of which shall have been in management and/or administrative capacity; master’s degree may be substituted for one year of professional experience as indicated; law degree may be substituted for two years of professional experience as indicated; additional experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis may be substituted for education. Salary range: $58,401 - $74,043. (1994)

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