What does a court clerk do?

It is a series of judicial assistance provided by the people's courts and people's procuratorates as case records and related matters. The clerk is one of the national judicial staff, whose main duty is to record cases and assist the procuratorate in handling other affairs, and is an indispensable part of the staff of the procuratorate. In addition to people's impression of court records, it also includes participation in every link from receiving cases, marking papers, arraignment, investigation, prosecution, appearing in court, to file binding, filing and registration for future reference.

The clerk is one of the judicial staff of the people's court and the people's procuratorate, and is the person who handles cases and records related matters in the people's court and the people's procuratorate, and assists in handling a series of judicial auxiliary work. The clerk is one of the national judicial staff, whose main duty is to record cases and assist the procuratorate in handling other affairs, and is an indispensable part of the staff of the procuratorate. In addition to people's impression of court records, it also includes participation in every link from receiving cases, marking papers, arraignment, investigation, prosecution, appearing in court, to file binding, filing and registration for future reference. Some clerks also need to undertake other daily work, such as judicial statistics, publicity and reporting. It can be said that they are not only "recorders" in the trial process, but also "trackers" who participate in the whole process of the trial.

What's the difference between a judge and a clerk?

1. Different status: The appointment clerk who entered the court through the civil service examination is a civil servant. The appointment clerk openly recruited by the court to the public is a contract worker.

2. Different welfare benefits: the appointment clerk enters the court through the civil service examination and enjoys the welfare benefits of the national civil servants (according to the principle of equal pay for equal work). The appointment clerk openly recruited by the court to the public only enjoys the treatment of labor contract.

3. Different promotion opportunities: the appointment clerk who has passed the civil service examination and the judicial examination should actively negotiate and organize the personnel department to manage the civil service according to the appointment system. Those with outstanding professional ability can be transferred to the post of judge on the basis of assessment; The appointment clerk who is incompetent in his work shall be dismissed in accordance with the regulations.

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Legal basis: Article 40 of the Organic Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) People's Court.

The judges of the people's courts are composed of the president, vice-presidents, members of the judicial committee and judges.

Article 49

The clerk of the people's court shall be responsible for the court trial records and other auxiliary trial affairs.

Article 51

According to the needs of judicial work, the people's court may designate judicial technicians to be responsible for matters related to judicial work.