A Municipal, License, or Court Clerk works in a municipal office to assist people applying for a permit or license. Processes applications and answers questions, collects fees, distributes permits and licenses when they are approved, and maintains office records.
UCS-23 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT STATE OF NEW YORK UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PLEASE POST ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 51622 THE APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING FOR ONE
(1)
POSITION IN THE COURT CLERK SERIES. THE POSITION WILL BE FILLED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE APPLICANTS SELECTED. POSITION TITLE
APPELLATE
COURT CLERK JG
18
BASE SALARY:
$64,971 + $4,920 LOCATION
PAY QUALIFICATIONS
Two years of service in any title in the Unified Court System; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Under supervision of higher level court clerical personnel, Appellate Court Clerks perform court clerical tasks related to court proceedings in the Appellate Divisions or the Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court. Appellate Court Clerks supervise Appellate Court Assistants and lower level office clerical personnel assigned to clerical units and perform a variety of complex clerical and administrative processing tasks such as assembling court papers, reviewing them for accuracy and completeness, developing court calendars, reviewing budget expenditures against appropriated amounts and performing related duties as assigned.
POSITION TITLE
SENIOR
APPELLATE COURT CLERK JG
21
BASE SALARY:
$76,112 + $4,920 LOCATION
PAY QUALIFICATIONS
Two years of service in any title in the Unified Court System; or A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; or An equivalent combination of education and experience.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK
Under the supervision of Associate or Principal Appellate Court Clerks, a Senior Appellate Court Clerk performs a variety of court clerical and administrative tasks related to court proceedings in the Appellate Terms or the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court. Senior Appellate Court Clerks serve as part clerks, review orders, forms, and other court papers for accuracy and completeness, supervise courtroom security and Appellate Court Clerks and other personnel performing administrative and processing tasks, resolve unusual calendaring and other such problems, prepare written responses to procedural inquiries, and perform other related duties.
LOCATION
APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT NEW YORK, NY CLASSIFICATION
NON-COMPETITIVE
ASSIGNMENT
This position will be assigned to the Opinion and Order Department. Duties include but are not limited to: drafting orders on motions; preparing motion lists for publication; and reviewing documents in the case management system, legal reports, and electronically filed documents to obtain data necessary to draft orders. Applicants must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, possess good interpersonal and communication skills, and work within expedited timeframes, with close attention to detail. Strong working knowledge of MS Word is required.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being 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 at www.nycourts.gov/careers/UCS5.pdf) and a cover letter and resume by email to ad1humanresources@nycourts.
gov or mail to:
Kerry Bookstaver Appellate Division, First Judicial Department 27 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 APPLICANTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA COLLECTION FORM. POSTING DATE
September 1, 2026 APPLICATIONS
MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BY
September 29, 2026 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.
