Court Reporter - Superior Court of California (Open and Promotional)

Court Reporter

The Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo is seeking qualified candidates for multiple full-time Court Reporter positions. The court's mission is to apply the law fairly to protect individual freedom and to promote the welfare of the people. Join us in meeting our goal of continuing to find innovative ways to conduct business and provide essential court services to our community. Candidates have the opportunity to receive a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000. The Court provides numerous attractive benefits.

Court Reporters report a verbatim record of courtroom proceedings and provide general support to the assigned judge related to the official record. Court Reporters can work in varied departments, including but not limited to, criminal, civil and family law calendars, civil and criminal trials as well as our juvenile department.

The ideal candidate for the Court Reporter position has experience transcribing a full range of courtroom proceedings, is familiar with real time reporting, and possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills. Certification and/or experience with real time reporting is highly desired. The Court offers a 10% differential for certified real-time and 5% differential for court certified real-time.

Open and promotional. Anyone may apply who currently possesses a California Shorthand Reporter license. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, or extra-help/limited term position prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score. Responses to the Training and Experience Evaluation supplemental questions must be submitted in addition to our regular employment application form. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for the required employment application and supplemental questionnaire. The examination process will consist of a scored relevant Training and Experience (T&E) evaluation based solely on the candidates' responses to the supplemental questions (weight: 100%). Candidates who receive a passing score on the T&E evaluation will be placed on an eligible list in rank order, determined by the score attained from the evaluation of the training and experience. The top candidates from the eligible list will be forwarded to the hiring department for an interview, which is the basis for final selection.

This is a continuous recruitment which may close at any time. The final filing date will be posted 5 days in advance in the San Mateo County Human Resources Department. Apply immediately. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis and selections may be made at any time within the process. Please email Virginia Bottarini at View email address on click.appcast.io and inform her that you've applied. Interviews will be scheduled for those candidates who pass the Training and Experience Evaluation with high scores, indicating strong qualifications for the position.