COURT ASSISTANT

Order#: NY1555611

COURT ASSISTANT

FEATURES OF WORK

Court Assistants serve as part clerks in: Supreme Courts; all County and District level courts; those City Courts with three or more full-time judges; and the Civil Court of the City of New York. As part clerks, they work under the supervision of higher level court clerical personnel, Chief Clerks, Commissioners of Jurors, or County Clerks and perform court clerical tasks directly related to court proceedings. Court Assistants may also work outside of the courtroom in these same courts, in other New York City courts, or in the Court of Claims, where they provide procedural information, supervise units staffed by Principal Office Assistants and other subordinate personnel engaged in court support activities such as intake of papers or docketing. They may be designated to act in the absence of the Chief Clerk or Commissioner of Jurors, and may perform duties related to arbitration and the disposition of actions by means of arbitration, and perform other related duties.

FILING PERIOD

Applications for this examination must be filed online during the filing period, which will begin at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 and end on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Applicants must have an active e-mail address to complete the application process and to receive selfscheduling links and Result Notices. An application is considered filed upon receipt of an Application ID Number at time of submission.

APPLICATION FEE

A $30.00 non-refundable, non-transferable application fee, plus a 2.99% credit/debit card non-refundable, non-transferable service fee, is required to file for this examination. FEE WAIVER: You may be eligible for a fee waiver if you are a full-time college student, OR if you or your immediate family are on public assistance, OR if you are unemployed. You may apply for a fee waiver at the payment portion of the application. Employees of the NYS Unified Court System are not required to submit a filing fee.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO COMPETE

To be eligible to compete in this examination, applicants must, by the examination date, have a high school diploma or the equivalent and two (2) years of clerical experience*; OR four (4) years of clerical experience*. Thirty (30) college level credits may be substituted for each year of work experience.

APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION AT (212) 428-2580 OR

[email protected] IF THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR SELF-SCHEDULING LINK VIA E-MAIL BY MARCH 27, 2026.