Custody and Support Hearing Officer - Philadelphia, United States - City of Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, United States

2 weeks ago

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_ Agency Description_

The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania ("FJD") is the Philadelphia County Court System and is composed of two courts: the Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal Court.

The mission of the FJD is to adjudicate cases and provide services to the community within our jurisdiction while ensuring fair, timely, and accessible justice to the people of Philadelphia.

The FJD is part of the Unified Judicial System reporting into the Pennsylvania Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Job Description Position Summary**:

This is an at-will position with assignment under the direction of the Administrative Judge of Family Court, supervising attorney(s), and other administrative superiors.

This is highly professional legal work serving in the capacity of a Hearing Officer with the Domestic Relations Branch of Family Court, specifically to hear Child Support and Child Custody matters.

The work is performed in a quasi-judicial setting and involves conducting formal conferences and hearings between parties, both married and non-married, some of whom are represented by attorneys.

These proceedings are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedures governing custody and support, and other applicable law.

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or allinclusive, other duties may be required and assigned:_
Conduct conferences and hearings involving parties engaged in Child Support and Custody litigation.
Schedules, hears, evaluates, and prepares formal recommendations for submission to the Court which require receiving documents and hearing testimony by plaintiff, defendant, and witnesses, as well as arguments by counsel; examining said testimony and the evidence submitted; evaluating the information and filing a report with the Court
Makes recommendations pertaining to entry of support and/or custody orders.
May join support matter to custody matter to accept agreement of the parties who wish to concurrently resolve support issues where there are open support matters.

Environmental Conditions:

Standard office conditions. Direct contact with diverse court clientele.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Thorough knowledge of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure governing actions for Child Support and Custody.
Thorough knowledge of statutory and case law relating to Child Custody and Child Support.
Thorough knowledge of the proper conduct of hearings held in accordance with Pennsylvania laws.
Thorough knowledge of the preparation of legal documents and court orders.
Ability to fairly and objectively rule on a multitude of cases that involve highly emotional issues.
Ability to present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

Qualifications

Minimum of five (5) consecutive years as a licensed attorney and ongoing membership in good standing of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the duration of employment as a Custody and Support Hearing Officer.
Current and ongoing compliance with Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements mandated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as well as any and all other continuing educational requirements applicable to the position of Custody and Support Hearing Officer.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience with an active law practice including the field of domestic relations law, or as a judicial law clerk to a Family Court Judge or a court employed attorney in the Domestic Relations Branch.
Successful completion of a criminal background investigation.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
Covid-19 Vaccination is recommended.

Additional Information

Salary Range:
$83,945 - $93,445

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