Job Description

Job Description

This recruitment will fill a current vacancy in Banning, California and may establish a potential hiring list for future vacancies.  

The Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, is seeking an experienced legal professional to serve as a Hearing Officer, an important quasi-judicial role appointed under Government Code section 71622.5. The Hearing Officer operates under the authority of the Court’s Judges and at the direction of the Presiding Judge, playing a vital role in conducting parole and post-release community supervision hearings and performing various judicial and quasi-judicial duties.

If you are a seasoned legal expert with strong judgment, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to fairness, this is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the administration of justice.

In this impactful role, you will:

• Conduct hearings and serve in a quasi-judicial capacity at the pleasure of the Presiding Judge.

• Prepare and submit detailed reports on hearing outcomes.

• Travel to multiple court locations to conduct proceedings as needed.

• Perform judicially related functions as prescribed by law or directed by the Court.

• Carry out other essential responsibilities that support fair and efficient court operations.

Candidates must meet one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Attorney Track: Active member in good standing with the California State Bar for at least 10 consecutive years prior to appointment;

• Judicial Track: Former California judge of a court of record within the past five years, or currently eligible for the Assigned Judges Program;

• Subordinate Judicial Officer Track: Former commissioner, magistrate, referee, or hearing officer authorized to perform subordinate judicial officer duties within the last five years.

For a complete list of the qualifications and essential duties, please refer to the job description. 

Riverside is the fourth largest county in California and the 10th largest in the United States. There are fourteen court facilities spanning 7,300 square miles that serves Riverside’s 2.4 million residents. The courts and its employees hold a unique role in the public sector. The mission of the Riverside Superior Court is, “…in a fair, accessible, effective, and efficient manner, resolve disputes arising under the law and interpret and apply the law consistently, impartially, and independently to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of California and of the United States.”  

At Riverside Superior Court, we reward hard work and dedication!  

 

This Hearing Officer position offers:  

• A robust benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance  

• A pension plan provided by the California Public Employer's Retirement System also known as CalPERS. You will contribute between 7% and 8% of your biweekly pay, depending on your membership status  

• Optional deferred compensation programs  

• Generous leave accruals  

• Fourteen (14) paid holidays  

• Bereavement leave  

• Tuition discounts  

• Qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification  

This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time.  However, the deadline to apply for first round consideration is Wednesday, December 14, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST. 

All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE. 

Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. 

Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. When listing Court experience, please include dates and classification of each position held, if more than one. 

Selection Procedures: 

Step I: All applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; those candidates deemed most qualified may be referred to step II in the selection process.

Step II: Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may be reviewed by the Selection Committee. Successful candidates may be invited to participate in the examination process.

Step III: Those candidates that are successful in the previous step may be invited to an oral interview. Those candidates who are successful in the interview (weighted 100%) may be placed on the eligible hiring list. Placement on the eligible hiring list is not a guarantee of employment.

Additional steps for the selection process may include a drug test and a comprehensive background check.  

Status Notifications 

You will be notified by email and/or text message during the process of this recruitment through governmentjobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with governmentjobs.com and riverside.courts.ca.gov. If your information changes, please update your profile at  

Reasonable Accommodations 

Riverside Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations upon request for applicants with disabilities. Please contact the Human Resources Department at 951-777-3017 or Recruitment@riverside.courts.ca.gov if you feel you will need an accommodation for any aspect of the selection process. The Human Resources Department requests that it be advised of special needs at least five days prior to the examination so that a reasonable accommodation may be made. 

Compensation details: 94.13 Hourly Wage

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