Court magistrate vs deputy clerk

The differences between court magistrates and deputy clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a court magistrate has an average salary of $54,050, which is higher than the $37,898 average annual salary of a deputy clerk.

The top three skills for a court magistrate include court dates, bench warrants and appeals. The most important skills for a deputy clerk are customer service, data entry, and management system.

Court magistrate vs deputy clerk overview

	Court Magistrate	Deputy Clerk
Yearly salary	$54,050	$37,898
Hourly rate	$25.99	$18.22
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	763	98,637
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Court magistrate vs deputy clerk salary

Court magistrates and deputy clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Court Magistrate	Deputy Clerk
Average salary	$54,050	$37,898
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $75,000	Between $27,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Ana, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	City of Gary
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between court magistrate and deputy clerk education

There are a few differences between a court magistrate and a deputy clerk in terms of educational background:

	Court Magistrate	Deputy Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	-	-

Court magistrate vs deputy clerk demographics

Here are the differences between court magistrates' and deputy clerks' demographics:

	Court Magistrate	Deputy Clerk
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%	Male, 13.3% Female, 86.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.2% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.0% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between court magistrate and deputy clerk duties and responsibilities

Court magistrate example responsibilities.

Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Issue various types of court processes such as arrest warrants, summonses, search warrants, subpoenas, and civil warrants.
Process surety bonds; enter bond information and ensure data are recorded accurately; expedite actions for bond-relate requests.
Docket electronic records through AZTEC.

Deputy clerk example responsibilities.

Prepare civil summonses and other writs by typing proper forms.
Scan files to JIS database system
Distribute email correspondence to the IP team as needed.
Complete wages, writs, and/or other relate legal documents.
Prepare juror lists and perform related work relative to juror questionnaires, summonses, appearances, and payments.
File intake of legal documents and assist customers at the counter to search for public records regarding a probate matter.

Court magistrate vs deputy clerk skills

Common court magistrate skills

Court Dates, 26%
Bench Warrants, 18%
Appeals, 13%
Subpoenas, 12%
NCIC, 12%
Bench Trials, 8%

Common deputy clerk skills

Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 12%
Management System, 12%
Subpoenas, 5%
Court Orders, 4%
Court Dates, 3%