Jobs at Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

Develop and maintain Java services, REST APIs, batch processes, SQL, stored procedures, and database systems supporting court case management integrations. Provide production, messaging, data, and legacy application support; troubleshoot incidents, resolve defects, improve reliability and performance, and implement tested enhancements while preserving business behavior and integration contracts. Collaborate with analysts, testers, DBAs, developers, and operations staff, including participation in a weekly on-call rotation.

Provides administrative and operational support to judicial department leadership and program administrators. Duties include calendar and meeting coordination, seminar and travel arrangements, data entry and reporting, document preparation, correspondence management, inventory tracking, electronic records maintenance, expense processing, and database updates. The role also supports event registration and communication with judges, court administrators, vendors, and department staff.

Provides administrative and legal support to the Office of Chief Legal Counsel by reviewing opinions and court documents, managing case records and deadlines in PACMS, preparing routine orders and correspondence, coordinating publication workflows, answering procedural questions, maintaining records and process guides, and supporting workflow improvements. The role requires careful document review, discretion, deadline management, communication with court personnel and attorneys, and attorney-supervised legal work.

Prepares appellate dispositions for Pennsylvania Superior Court judges in children’s fast-track cases, including adoption, dependency, parental-rights termination, paternity, and custody matters. Responsibilities include legal research, certified-record analysis, legal conclusions, judicial discussions, and internal editorial review. The attorney must produce high-quality work under abbreviated deadlines, work independently and collaboratively, and provide feedback on team drafts.

Attorney supporting the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s Central Legal Staff by researching civil and criminal appellate issues, reviewing briefs, records, motions, and dockets, and drafting memoranda, opinions, orders, and recommendations. The role works closely with judges and chambers, assists with appellate procedural matters, edits team work, and resolves docket issues. It is based in Pittsburgh or Harrisburg with hybrid telework eligibility after training.

Prepares appellate dispositions, opinions, and memoranda for Pennsylvania Superior Court judges in children’s fast-track cases involving adoption, dependency, termination of parental rights, paternity, and custody. Responsibilities include legal research, certified-record analysis, legal conclusions, judicial discussions, editorial review, and team collaboration. Requires independent work under abbreviated deadlines and appellate clerkship experience.

Attorney supporting the Superior Court of Pennsylvania’s Central Legal Staff by researching civil and criminal appellate matters, reviewing briefs, dockets, motions, and records, and drafting memoranda, opinions, orders, recommendations, and bench memoranda. The role works directly with judges and chambers, resolves appellate docket issues, reviews jurisdictional matters, edits team members’ work, and assists with legal research projects. Hybrid telework may be available after six months.

Ensures Pennsylvania’s judicial system complies with ADA Title II, Title VI, and related court policies. Provides legal advice, represents the judiciary in administrative investigations, develops access policies and standards, monitors legislation, drafts rules and judicial resources, delivers training, analyzes court interpreter data, and serves as a liaison among court entities, government agencies, and the public.

Provides legal counsel and ethics guidance to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. Reviews advisory requests, researches applicable law and prior ethics opinions, drafts Panel Advisories and Board Opinions, coordinates panel reviews and approvals, develops published ethics guidance, and assists with educational programs and presentations.

Provides administrative support to attorneys and legal staff by managing calendars, meetings, correspondence, records, office logistics, procurement, and inventory. Supports lease and transaction tracking, legal document processing, reporting, and agreement execution. Administers Westlaw, LexisNexis, and SharePoint resources; maintains templates and procedures; coordinates training; and provides cross-functional support during high-demand periods.

Serve as the liaison and first-line PACMS support for Superior Court staff and judges: respond to PACMS issues, submit and track AOPC helpdesk tickets, develop and analyze ad-hoc queries (T-SQL), maintain PACMS reports/metadata, participate in statistical reporting projects, troubleshoot system errors, and collaborate with court departments and AOPC on report definitions and system enhancements.