Court Attorney (Trial Part) to Acting Justice Series Position Available In New York, New York
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Job Description
UCS-23 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POST ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 9544 THE 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT – PUTNAM COUNTY MULTI-BENCH COURT IS RECRUITING FOR ONE
(1)
POSITION IN THE COURT ATTORNEY
(TRIAL PART)
TO ACTING JUSTICE SERIES. THE POSITION WILL BE FILLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE APPLICANT SELECTED. POSITION TITLE
PRINCIPAL
COURT ATTORNEY
(TRIAL PART)
TO ACTING JUSTICE JG – 31 BASE SALARY
$130,061 + $2,460 LOCATION
PAY QUALIFICATIONS
Admission to the New York State Bar; and Two (2) years of service in the Associate Court Attorney (Trial Part) to Acting Justice title; or Five (5) years of relevant legal experience, including up to 18 months of pre admission experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Principal Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are assigned full time to judges designated as Acting Justices of the Supreme Court for one or more full terms. Principal Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are responsible for researching and analyzing uniquely intricate, complex, and sensitive legal issues and questions and for providing other personal and confidential assistance to an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court.
POSITION TITLE
ASSOCIATE
COURT ATTORNEY
(TRIAL PART)
TO ACTING JUSTICE JG – 28 BASE SALARY
$110,853 + $2,460 LOCATION
PAY QUALIFICATIONS
Admission to the New York State Bar; and One year of service in the Senior Court Attorney (Trial Part) to Acting Justice title; or Three (3) years of relevant legal experience, including up to 18 months of pre- admission experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Associate Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are assigned full-time to judges designated as Acting Justices for one or more full terms. Associate Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are responsible for researching and analyzing complex and difficult legal issues and questions and for providing other personal and confidential assistance to an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court.
POSITION TITLE
SENIOR
COURT ATTORNEY
(TRIAL PART)
TO ACTING JUSTICE JG – 26 BASE SALARY
$99,490 + $2,460 LOCATION
PAY QUALIFICATIONS
Admission to the New York State Bar; and Two (2) years as a Court Attorney (Trial Part) to Acting Justice; or Two (2) years of relevant legal, including up to 18 months pre-admission experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Senior Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are assigned full-time to judges designated as Acting Justices of the Supreme Court for one or more full terms. Senior Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice work with substantial independence from supervision and are responsible for researching and analyzing legal issues and questions and for providing other personal and confidential assistance to an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court.
POSITION TITLE
COURT
ATTORNEY
(TRIAL PART)
TO ACTING JUSTICE JG – 24 BASE SALARY
$89,338 + $2,460 LOCATION
PAY QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited law school; and Admission to the New York State Bar within eighteen (18) months of appointment
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are assigned full-time to judges designated as Acting Justices of the Supreme Court for one or more full terms. Court Attorneys (Trial Part) to Acting Justice are responsible for researching and analyzing legal issues and questions and for providing other personal and confidential assistance to an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court under direct supervision.
LOCATION
9th
JUDICIAL DISTRICT PUTNAM COUNTY MULTI-BENCH COURTS CLASSIFICATION
NON-COMPETITIVE/CONFIDENTIAL
ASSIGNMENT
This position is assigned to a Judge in Putnam County Multi-bench Court. Duties include but are not limited to: researching legal issues; drafting court decisions, jury charges, correspondence and other written material; assisting the Judge at hearings and trial; conferring with and advising the Judge on legal and confidential matters; scheduling conferences; drafting reports, speech writing, and attending various task force and other interagency meetings as well as assisting with training for interns and judges.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position in the same title in this promotion unit dependent upon the needs of the Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this court or agency within the next six (6) months. Position(s) available at the present time: 1 .
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a UCS-5 Application for Employment form (obtainable from any administrative office in a court building or on the web a (www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) a resume, cover letter, and two writing samples by email to: 9jdemployeeinformation@nycourts.gov.
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM. POSTING DATE
July 24, 2025 APPLICATIONS
MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY
August 21, 2025 The New York State Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
