Job Description

Characteristics of Work

The Director of AOC assists the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his duties as the chief administrative officer of all courts in the state. Working under the oversight of the Supreme Court Administrator, the Director of AOC is charged with the following duties:

• To insure the business of the courts of the state is attended with proper dispatch, that the dockets of such courts are not permitted to become congested, and that trials and appeals of cases, civil and criminal, are not delayed unreasonably;
• To work with the clerks of all youth courts and civil and criminal trial courts in the state to collect, obtain, compile, digest, and publish information and statistics concerning the administration of justice in the state;
• To serve as an agency to apply for and receive grants or other assistance and to coordinate and conduct studies and projects to improve the administration of justice by the courts of the state, with or without the assistance of consultants;
• To require the filing of reports, the collection and compilation of statistical data and other information on the judicial and financial operation of the courts and on the operation of other offices directly related to and serving the courts;
• To determine the state of the dockets and evaluate the practices and procedures of the courts and make recommendations concerning the number of judges and other personnel required for the efficient administration of justice;
• To prescribe uniform administrative and business methods, systems, forms and records to be used in the offices of the clerks of courts;
• To devise, promulgate and require the use of a uniform youth court case tracking system, including a youth court case filing form for filing with each individual youth court matter, to be utilized by the Administrative Office of Courts and the youth courts in order that the number of youthful offenders, abused, neglected, truant and dependent children, as well as children in need of special care and children in need of supervision, may be tracked with specificity through the youth court and adult justice systems; in support of the uniform case docketing system, the director shall require that all youth courts utilize the Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (MYCIDS);
• To develop, promulgate and require the use of a statewide docket numbering system to be utilized by the youth courts, which youth court docket numbers shall standardize and unify the numbering system by which youth court docket numbers are assigned, such that each docket number would, among other things, identify the county and year in which a particular youth court action was commenced;
• To develop, promulgate and require the use of uniform youth court orders and forms in all youth courts and youth court proceedings;
• To prepare and submit budget recommendations for state appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system and to authorize expenditures from funds appropriated for these purposes as permitted or authorized by law;
• To develop and implement personnel policies for nonjudicial personnel employed by the courts;
• To investigate, make recommendations concerning and assist in the securing of adequate physical accommodations for the judicial system;
• To procure, distribute, exchange, transfer and assign such equipment, books, forms and supplies as are acquired with state funds or grant funds or otherwise for the judicial system;
• To make recommendations for the improvement of the operations of the judicial system;
• To prepare and submit an annual report on the work of the judicial system to the Supreme Court;
• To take necessary steps in the collection of unpaid court costs, fines, and forfeitures;
• To pay the salaries of court reporters;
• To pay the salaries of court administrators;
• To perform such other duties relating to the improvement of the administration of justice as may be assigned by the Supreme Court; and
• To promulgate standards, rules, and regulations for computer and/or electronic filing and storage of all court records and court-related records maintained throughout the state in courts and in offices of circuit and chancery clerks.

Examples of Work

• Assist the Chief Justice and department heads in the preparation of budgets;

Review personnel plans and budgets for support staff submitted by chancery and circuit court judges;

Oversee the budget for the chancery and circuit judges including reimbursements for office and rent allowances and travel;

Collect and analyze data from chancery, circuit, county, justice, and municipal courts Supervise AOC personnel Staff judiciary committees and assist with research;

Review legislation related to the judiciary and work with legislative staff on statutory amendments;

Oversee the Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund used to support the Mississippi Electronic Courts system;

Oversee the development, implementation, training, and support for the MYCIDS system which is a case management system for youth courts;

Oversee and administer the Youth Court Support Fund;

Track cases pursuant to M.R.A.P. 15 - Mandamus to Require Trial Court Decision Oversee the Court Administrator certification program;

Certify court interpreters; and

The Administrative Director serves as Executive Director of the Board of Bar Admissions Public speaking to various groups about judiciary issues.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor\'s degree from an accredited college or university;

and

four (4) years of experience in work related to the above-described duties.

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