HEARING OFFICER - 22010620

Requisition No: 855183 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: HEARING OFFICER - 22010620

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22010620 

Salary:  $96,557.06 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/20/2025 

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Position Title
Hearing Officer

Job Location
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Port St. Lucie

Salary Range
$96,557.06 Annually

Job Description
The essential function of the position is to conduct hearings and make determinations on child support matters referred for hearing by family court judges. The position is responsible for setting referred cases for hearing, conducting hearings, making determinations on cases, and preparing reports and recommendations with accompanying orders for the referring judge’s signature. The position works independently, reporting major activities through periodic meetings to the Administrative Magistrate.

Education and Training Guidelines
Education – Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required. 

Experience – Five years of related work experience in the practice of law. Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis. 

Certification and Special Requirements – Requires membership in Good Standing in The Florida Bar. 
Valid Florida State Driver’s License required.

Special Comments
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.  

How to Apply
Education – Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required. 

Experience – Five years of related work experience in the practice of law. Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis. 

Certification and Special Requirements – Requires membership in Good Standing in The Florida Bar. 
Valid Florida State Driver’s License required.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.