Judges Secretary Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
Judges Secretary groups 3 related titles into a 3-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Judges Secretary 1, advancing through the ladder toward Judges Secretary 3.
Judges Secretary reports to supervising titles such as Secretary Assistant and Assistant Secretary.
Positions in This Family
- JUDGES SECRETARY 1 (78110)
- JUDGES SECRETARY 2 (78120)
- JUDGES SECRETARY 3 (78130)
What the Judges Secretary family covers
Judges Secretary covers 3 title codes arranged into 3 levels of responsibility. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Clerical series are the entry door to New Jersey civil service and the largest group by headcount. They are also the most duplicated: nearly every one exists in both a state and a local version, and the local versions are what municipal clerks, county offices and boards of education hire against. Most require a high school diploma and nothing more, which makes them the practical route in for applicants without a degree. Advancement runs by responsibility, from clerk to senior to principal to head, with the specialised transcription and stenography variants branching off partway up.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Judges Secretary 1: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which…
- Judges Secretary 2: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which…
- Judges Secretary 3: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which…
Requirements across the family
None of the specifications in this family names a degree requirement, which places these titles among the New Jersey positions open to applicants without formal higher education. On how the jobs are filled: 3 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
How the pay is set
No state salary schedule applies here, because these are local titles. Pay is set by each adopting county, municipality or authority under its own ordinance or negotiated agreement, so two employers using the same title code can pay very differently. How local civil service pay works.
Where these jobs exist
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Judges Secretary. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Legal Secretary (local jurisdiction)
- Legal Secretary (local jurisdiction)
- Legal Secretary 2 ($46,727 to $67,528, both state and local jurisdiction) — in the Legal Secretary family
- Executive Secretary (state jurisdiction)
- Administrative Secretary (local jurisdiction)
- Secretary of Agriculture (state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Judges Secretary jobs
How many Judges Secretary titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Judges Secretary family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Judges Secretary earn in New Jersey?
No state salary schedule figure is published for the titles in this family, which is normal for local classifications. Local civil service employers set their own pay by ordinance or negotiated agreement, so the rate depends on which county, municipality or authority is hiring.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Judges Secretary?
Mostly no. 3 of the 3 titles here are unclassified, so appointment is at the employer's discretion rather than from an eligible list, and salary is set individually rather than by a published step. That also makes cross-agency salary comparison less reliable for these titles.
What qualifications does a Judges Secretary need?
No degree requirement is parsed from the specifications in this family, which puts these titles among the New Jersey civil service jobs reachable without formal higher education.