Usher Messenger

Overview

Render administrative support functions to the Judges and the Court Room, escort members of the bench to and from court and attend Judges' chambers with counsel, facilitate order in court rooms before calling the Judges in, organise the court crew and inform them of the starting times in line with the daily court roll, maintain silence and order in the court rooms when Judges enter or leave, check the correctness of motion court rolls, generation of copies and dissemination according to the distribution lis t, maintain Court Rooms’ records, check and arrange the criminal and civil files (to be taken to the court rooms), report the missing files to the Judges, file/ archive the documents, registers, etc. Facilitate the smooth- running of the court rooms, assis t with the scheduling of court matters (motion opposed), arrange the representation of cases, negotiate the Court Rooms allocation with Judges in times of Court Room shortages, collect and distribute court files, sort and check the court files, keep the court files safe and Circulate Court rolls according to the distribution list.

Requirements

• , as well as applications received late, will not be considered
• Failure to submit all the req uested documents will result in the application not being considered during the selection process
• All successful candidates will be expected to enter into an employment contract and a performance 57 agreement within 3 months of appointment, as well as be required to undergo a security clearance three (3) months after appointment
• The Office the Chief Justice complies with the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
• Act No
• 4 of 2013
• We will use your personal information provided to us for the purpose of recruitment only and more specifically for the purpose of the position/vacancy you have applied for
• In the event that your application was unsuccessful, the Office of the Chi ef Justice will retain your personal information for internal audit purposes as required by policies
• All the information requested now or during the process is required for recruitment purposes
• Failure to provide requested information will render your application null and void
• The Office of the Chief Justice will safeguard the security and confidentiality of all information you shared during the recruitment process
• OTHER POSTS POST 31/64 : USHER MESSENGER REF NO: 2026/122/OCJ

Responsibilities

• Render administrative support functions to the Judges and the Court Room, escort members of the bench to and from court and attend Judges' chambers with counsel, facilitate order in court rooms before calling the Judges in, organise the court crew and inform them of the starting times in line with the daily court roll, maintain silence and order in the court rooms when Judges enter or leave, check the correctness of motion court rolls, generation of copies and dissemination according to the distribution lis t, maintain Court Rooms’ records, check and arrange the criminal and civil files (to be taken to the court rooms), report the missing files to the Judges, file/ archive the documents, registers, etc
• Facilitate the smooth- running of the court rooms, assis t with the scheduling of court matters (motion opposed), arrange the representation of cases, negotiate the Court Rooms allocation with Judges in times of Court Room shortages, collect and distribute court files, sort and check the court files, keep the court files safe and Circulate Court rolls according to the distribution list

How to apply

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