Appellate Court Clerk

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Honolulu
Job Type: Various
Job Number: 25-221KS
Department: Courts of Appeal
Division: Intermediate Court of Appeals
Opening Date: 09/28/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 25-221KS, Appellate Court Clerk (Intermediate Court of Appeals), SR-20C ($5,133 per month) to SR-20M ($7,603 per month)*, Honolulu, Oahu.

*The starting salary may be at a rate between the minimum to maximum salary range listed above, based on qualifications.
Summary of Duties

This position is located within the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA). The ICA hears all appeals from trial court and administrative agency decisions as allowed by law.
This position independently reviews, analyzes and processes appellate court documents to ensure compliance to court rules and orders, and statutory and procedural requirements. In addition, the position provides confidential administrative and clerical support services to the ICA Staff Attorney's Office and the Chief Judge's office.
Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement: Graduation from high school. Excess experience of the type and quality described below or work experience requiring the ability to read, comprehend, and apply written directions, or a high degree of verbal skill may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

General Experience: Two (2) years progressively responsible general clerical work experience.

Specialized Experience: Four (4) years of court work experience which included work dealing with the preparation of legal and/or court documents and forms.

Of the four (4) years of Specialized Experience at least one (1) year of work experience must have involved the preparation of court documents and forms for an appellate court which included opinions, decisions, and sanction orders. Such experience must have also included the checking of citations and references, and summarizing and digesting legal document information.

OR

Of the four (4) years of Specialized Experience at least two (2) years of work experience must have involved the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms for a circuit court. Such experience must have been comparable to the work performed at the Courts Document Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk II, or Estate and Guardianship Specialist levels and included summarizing and digesting legal document information.

Skill Requirement: Type at a rate of 40 net words per minute.

The applicant's proficiency may be evaluated by the appointing authority. Failure to meet the proficiency requirements may result in suspension of the applicant's eligibility. Judiciary Human Resources reserves the right to test an applicant when there is evidence that the applicant does not meet the proficiency requirements for the class for which the applicant applied.

Substitutions Allowed:

a. Graduation from an accredited community college, business or technical school above the high school level with a major in the stenographic or secretarial field may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience requirement.

b. Graduation from an accredited Legal Assistant/Paralegal training program may only be substituted for one (1) year of the Specialized Experience requirement.

c. Graduation from an accredited university or college with a baccalaureate degree may only be substituted for two (2) years of the Specialized Experience requirement.

d. Graduation from an accredited School of Law may only be substituted for three (3) years of the Specialized Experience requirement.

Note: The above substitutions for Specialized Experience do not include substitution for the required one (1) year of appellate court or two (2) years of circuit court Specialized Experience.
Supplemental Information

Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to Recruitment@courts.hawaii.gov, or mailed to the following address: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

Education: If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

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Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
  
• 21 vacation leave days per year
  
• 21 sick leave days per year
  
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
  
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
  
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
  
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
  
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

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The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.
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Education Requirement: Do you have a High School diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

02

Typing Requirement: This position requires typing and/or keyboarding skills (40 net words per minute) and/or the ability to use typewriters, computers and word processing and/or other software applications. Are you able to type 40 words per minute?

• Yes
• No

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Minimum Qualification Requirements: This position requires graduation from high school, two (2) years of progressively responsible general clerical work experience, and four (4) years of court work experience which included the preparation of legal and/or court documents and forms.

Of the four (4) years, one (1) year of work experience must have involved the preparation of court documents and forms for an appellate court which included opinions, decisions, sanction orders, checking of citations and references, and summarizing and digesting legal document information.OROf the four (4) years, two (2) years of work experience in the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms for a circuit court, comparable to the work performed as a Court Documents Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk II, or Estate and Guardianship Specialist, which included experience summarizing and digesting legal document information.

I have read the experience requirements above and have the required experience.

• I have the required experience.
• I DO NOT have the required experience.

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Please provide a detailed description of your four (4) years of court work experience which included work dealing with the preparation of legal and/or court documents and forms. Provide all of your relevant experience with the following information:

1. Employer name;
2. Official job title;
3. Period of employment (From-To, Month/Year);
4. Hours worked per week; and
5. A detailed description of your duties and responsibilities which involved the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms. Be sure to name the types of legal forms and documents that you prepared and/or processed and describe in detail your duties and responsibilities in handling these forms and documents. NOTE: Do not use vague terms such as "legal documents" to describe the forms and documents that you prepared and/or processed.
05

Please provide a detailed description of your one (1) year of work experience which included work dealing with the preparation of legal and/or court documents and forms for an appellate court.Provide all of your relevant experience with the following information:

1. Employer name;
2. Official job title;
3. Period of employment (From-To, Month/Year);
4. Hours worked per week; and
5. A detailed description of your duties and responsibilities which involved the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms, and checking of citations and references, and summarizing and digesting legal document information.
06

Please provide a detailed description of your two (2) years of work experience which involved the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms for a circuit court. Provide all of your relevant experience with the following information:

1. Employer name;
2. Official job title;
3. Period of employment (From-To, Month/Year);
4. Hours worked per week; and
5. A detailed description of your duties and responsibilities which involved the preparation and/or processing of court documents and forms. Be sure to name the types of legal forms and documents that you prepared and/or processed and describe in detail your duties and responsibilities in handling these forms and documents. NOTE: Do not use vague terms such as "legal documents" to describe the forms and documents that you prepared and/or processed.
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Substitutions Allowed: Education in an accredited college or university may substitute for part of the General or Specialized Experience requirements. Which of the following statements best describes your education? Please select all that apply.

In order to be given credit for your education, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts or diploma at the time of application. If you are selected, you will need to submit an official transcript (not a copy) indicating the awarding of the appropriate degree.

• Graduation from an accredited community college, business or technical school above the high school level with a major in the stenographic or secretarial field.
• Graduation from an accredited Legal Assistant/Paralegal training program.
• Graduation from an accredited university or college with a baccalaureate degree.
• Graduation from an accredited School of Law.
• None of the above.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Before submitting your application, be sure to review your application for completeness and accuracy. Your examination score will be based on the information you have provided on your application and this supplemental questionnaire. Therefore, it is important that you provide the name of your employer, your official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties for each job listed on your application. Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.

Do not submit an online or hard copy resume in place of the application or supplemental questionnaire. If you choose to submit a resume with your application, be sure the name of your employer, your official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties are indicated in the resume.

• I have read the above statement and understand that failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in my application being rejected or receiving a lower examination score

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