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Innovative Manager for Appellate Division's Case Processing Unit

The New Jersey Judiciary is seeking an innovative manager with excellent interpersonal skills to serve judges and lead the staff and operations of the Appellate Division's Case Processing Unit. This unit handles appeals from their initial filing to conclusion in the Appellate Division.

The selected individual is responsible for oversight in the following areas: case management, ensuring timely and proper processing of the nearly 5000 appeals and 7000 motions filed each court term, plus emergent applications; Civil Appeals Settlement Program (CASP), which attempts to settle eligible civil cases; legal staff, who provide legal guidance to judges and staff; calendaring, which schedules appeals for waiver or oral argument; the Public Access Unit, which coordinates livestreaming and brief-posting pursuant to the public access initiative; final disposition, which processes opinions and other case-disposing documents; and the records and reception units. The position is also responsible for ensuring that the vicinages receive certain orders, reports, and other communications.

REMOTE WORK: The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 2 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.

Example of Duties

• Development and implementation of statewide policies and procedures and oversight over each of the above areas
• Requires frequent interaction with other courts, agencies, and systems as well as serving on various statewide and local committees
• This position will perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and seven years of managerial experience, which shall have included responsibility for the management of administrative operations; experience with budgeting; development and implementation of programs, policies and procedures and four years of supervision of professional staff. Substitution: Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional professional experience on a year-for-year basis with one year of such experience being equal to 30 semester hour credits. An associate's degree and two years of additional professional experience may be substituted for the required bachelor's degree. A master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience as indicated above -OR- a law degree may be substituted for two years of experience as indicated above.

Education Note: Degrees conferred outside of the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. (See

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