Court Assistant (JG-16)

Examination Information
Examination Dates
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Filing Period
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FILING CLOSED

The filing period began at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 and ended on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to check your e-mail for filing confirmation(s), scheduling information, related correspondence, and to provide timely notice of any change to your e-mail information.

Application Fee
$30.00

$30.00 application processing fee and 2.99% credit/debit card service fee

Note: Application processing fee and credit/debit card service fee are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please read the examination announcement carefully, including the minimum qualifications to compete, before submitting an application as you will be disqualified from competing in the examination if you do not meet the minimum qualifications to compete in the examination. If disqualified, you will not be refunded the application processing fee and credit/debit card fees.

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.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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.

*Clerical experience includes: filing materials; sorting mail; unpacking supplies; operating office machinery; recording and or copying written numerical material; communicating directions and information orally to staff; processing documents; receiving/unpacking goods, supplies and/or materials; reviewing and correcting typed materials to ensure correct spelling, punctuation and proper format; operating office machinery, reviewing documents and forms in accordance with written rules and policies; checking documents and forms to determine whether required information is present and accurate; filing, retrieving, and sorting paper and folders according to an established alphabetical, chronological, numerical or functional filing system; responding to telephone or written questions; taking messages; performing incidental typing; answering telephone, etc. 

NOTE: Applications are accepted from the public who meet the minimum qualifications to compete. Applicants should read the examination announcement carefully, including the minimum qualifications to compete, before applying. Be sure to accurately complete the education and work experience fields of the application for Court Assistant 45-850; determination if you meet the minimum qualifications to compete in the examination is based solely on the information included in the application.

Salary
$58,100
Salary Grade
JG-16

Court Assistant (45-850) - JG-16: $58,100*

* Location Pay: Additional $4,920 location pay in NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester & Rockland; Additional $2,460 location pay in Orange, Dutchess & Putnam.

Additional Information