Closing Date: 31st March, 2025
Description:
Essential Job Functions:A full-time Magistrate Position with the Circuit Court for Washington County is available. At this time, duties include Family Law matters authorized pursuant to Maryland Rule 9-208. The successful candidate will have extensive family law experience, including child support administration case knowledge. These duties may be expanded as the need arises.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To be successful, the employee in this position must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and does not prescribe or restrict various additional diversified tasks and assignments that may be required by the Administrative Judge. Perform such duties as specified in the Maryland Rules, including, but not limited to.
Conduct custody, contempt, modification, pendente lite, support and other family law hearings pursuant to Maryland Rule 9-208.Conduct settlement conferences. Conduct shelter/ detention hearings. Provide timely written and oral findings and recommendations. Confer and collaborate with court administration, the family law coordinator, and the Administrative Judge, as well as the staff of the Circuit Court. The Magistrate must be willing to travel for continuing education throughout the State and to other courts as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Juris Doctorate and a member of the Maryland Bar in good standing.
Experience:
Minimum of five (5) years of experience practicing law in Maryland.
Preferred: Minimum of 10 years of experience practicing Family Law in Maryland.
Note:
All applicants must complete the online application process to be considered for this vacancy. After completing the online application, please send the following requested documents via email to Michelle.Plummer@mdcourts.gov :1) cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) 1 writing sample.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to work the full-time standard work schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday) with flexibility to accommodate early or late meetings. Maintain a regular, punctual, and reliable level of attendance. Ability to work independently and have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Ability to maintain a professional demeanor, communicate effectively orally and in writing, and to exercise a high degree of judgment, tact, diplomacy, and competence in dealing with judges, attorneys, court personnel, self-represented litigants, limited-English speakers, and a culturally diverse public. Ability to make timely decisions based on the law, rules, experience, good judgment, and established policies and procedures. Ability to write effectively, clearly, with attention to detail when composing, typing, and proofing materials, while providing decisions supported by the law, Rules, Code, and fundamentals of the English language. Proficiency in setting priorities while simultaneously processing multiple duties and responsibilities. Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and professional working relationships with court personnel, the bar, local stakeholders, and the public. Retain a high standard of ethics to uphold the law and remain impartial, neutral, and free from bias at all times.
