Federal appellate clerk vs clerk of superior court

The differences between federal appellate clerks and clerks of superior court can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a federal appellate clerk has an average salary of $42,056, which is higher than the $32,119 average annual salary of a clerk of superior court.

The top three skills for a federal appellate clerk include appeals, legal research and legal analysis. The most important skills for a clerk of superior court are subpoenas, court dates, and court proceedings.

Federal appellate clerk vs clerk of superior court overview

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Clerk Of Superior Court
Yearly salary	$42,056	$32,119
Hourly rate	$20.22	$15.44
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	67,104	66,951
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	41	49
Years of experience	-	-

Federal appellate clerk vs clerk of superior court salary

Federal appellate clerks and clerks of superior court have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Clerk Of Superior Court
Average salary	$42,056	$32,119
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between federal appellate clerk and clerk of superior court education

There are a few differences between a federal appellate clerk and a clerk of superior court in terms of educational background:

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Clerk Of Superior Court
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	-	-

Federal appellate clerk vs clerk of superior court demographics

Here are the differences between federal appellate clerks' and clerks of superior court' demographics:

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Clerk Of Superior Court
Average age	41	49
Gender ratio	Male, 17.4% Female, 82.6%	Male, 30.1% Female, 69.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 4.0% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	10%

Differences between federal appellate clerk and clerk of superior court duties and responsibilities

Federal appellate clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Attend conferences with clients at the ACI.
Process tax payments-complete company payroll -process utility payments -File management -Answered phone calls and provide customers with the information they request
Detail oriented information authorize includes signatures, official public records, and certification of notary.

Clerk of superior court example responsibilities.

Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Type subpoenas and judges' orders for court hearings and responsible for their distribution.
Process tax payments-complete company payroll -process utility payments -File management -Answered phone calls and provide customers with the information they request
Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be call, using typewriters or computers.

Federal appellate clerk vs clerk of superior court skills

Common federal appellate clerk skills

Appeals, 38%
Legal Research, 21%
Legal Analysis, 20%
Oral Arguments, 20%

Common clerk of superior court skills

Subpoenas, 11%
Court Dates, 10%
Court Proceedings, 10%
Real Estate, 9%
Court Procedures, 8%
District Court, 7%

Federal Appellate Clerk vs. similar jobs

Federal Appellate Clerk related careers

Federal Appellate Clerk related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Legal Industry
Federal Appellate Clerk
Federal Appellate Clerk vs Clerk Of Superior Court

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse legal jobs