Judicial clerk vs court clerk

The differences between judicial clerks and court clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a judicial clerk has an average salary of $43,142, which is higher than the $36,328 average annual salary of a court clerk.

The top three skills for a judicial clerk include motion hearings, legal issues and domestic violence. The most important skills for a court clerk are data entry, customer service, and subpoenas.

Judicial clerk vs court clerk overview

	Judicial Clerk	Court Clerk
Yearly salary	$43,142	$36,328
Hourly rate	$20.74	$17.47
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	66,362	69,560
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	41	49
Years of experience	-	-

Judicial clerk vs court clerk salary

Judicial clerks and court clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Judicial Clerk	Court Clerk
Average salary	$43,142	$36,328
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $70,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Edmonds, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Wayne County, Michigan
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between judicial clerk and court clerk education

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

	Judicial Clerk	Court Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	-

Judicial clerk vs court clerk demographics

Here are the differences between judicial clerks' and court clerks' demographics:

	Judicial Clerk	Court Clerk
Average age	41	49
Gender ratio	Male, 45.1% Female, 54.9%	Male, 17.0% Female, 83.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 9.7% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 4.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	10%

Differences between judicial clerk and court clerk duties and responsibilities

Judicial clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Answer general questions and concerns regarding probate cases.
Compile accurate information from other departments in order to answer complaints, interrogatories and other legal documents on a timely basis.
Receive civil claims, small claims and evictions and follow the processing of them to completions and then collection status.
Answer inquiries for evictions and foreclosure materials and provides procedural information to clients upon request.

Court clerk example responsibilities.

Manage operations and LAN, plus data interchange with other agencies.
Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Answer public inquiries in terms of judicial proceedings, trial dates and witness fees along with preparing probation orders and summonses.
Maintain report for NCIC reports.
Count ballots and sign summons when necessary.
Handle daily operations of filing child support summons.

Judicial clerk vs court clerk skills

Common judicial clerk skills

Motion Hearings, 11%
Legal Issues, 10%
Domestic Violence, 7%
Court Orders, 5%
Oral Arguments, 5%
Court Proceedings, 5%

Common court clerk skills

Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Subpoenas, 5%
Court Dates, 5%
Bench Warrants, 4%
Court Orders, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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