Magistrate vs clerk of superior court

The differences between magistrates and clerks of superior court can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a magistrate has an average salary of $210,238, which is higher than the $32,119 average annual salary of a clerk of superior court.

The top three skills for a magistrate include legal research, district court and legal issues. The most important skills for a clerk of superior court are subpoenas, court dates, and court proceedings.

Magistrate vs clerk of superior court overview

	Magistrate	Clerk Of Superior Court
Yearly salary	$210,238	$32,119
Hourly rate	$101.08	$15.44
Growth rate	-1%	-
Number of jobs	44	66,951
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	49
Years of experience	10	-

Magistrate vs clerk of superior court salary

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

	Magistrate	Clerk Of Superior Court
Average salary	$210,238	$32,119
Salary range	Between $123,000 And $358,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Port Saint Lucie, FL	-
Highest paying state	Texas	-
Best paying company	U.S. District Court	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between magistrate and clerk of superior court education

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

	Magistrate	Clerk Of Superior Court
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Magistrate vs clerk of superior court demographics

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

	Magistrate	Clerk Of Superior Court
Average age	46	49
Gender ratio	Male, 49.6% Female, 50.4%	Male, 30.1% Female, 69.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 75.5% 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	10%	10%

Differences between magistrate and clerk of superior court duties and responsibilities

Magistrate example responsibilities.

Issue various types of processes including: arrest warrants, summonses, search warrants, subpoenas, and civil commitments.
Prepare subpoenas and dockets for municipal court proceedings.
Issue various types of processes such as arrest warrants, summonses, bonds, search warrants, and medical detention orders.
Issue criminal and civil summonses.
Advise defendants of their rights, set bonds, and accept pleas.
Accept payments of bonds set by magistrates, and district and superior court judges.

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.

Magistrate vs clerk of superior court skills

Common magistrate skills

Legal Research, 16%
District Court, 12%
Legal Issues, 10%
Legal Principles, 9%
Phone Calls, 7%
Criminal History, 6%

Common clerk of superior court skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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