Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Travel, camping, outdoors
Timeline
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Francine Womacks

Summary

Dedicated Senior Judicial Clerk with 25 years experience in 3 different Court locations across the Province. Vast knowledge in several areas of Court, including Criminal, Traffic, Youth, Civil and some minimal Family Court knowledge. Very experienced in professionally training staff in several areas, including docket court, data entry and docket preparation. Extremely detail oriented. Very strong organizational skills as well as strong time-management skills and a keen ability to multi-task. Well known for providing leadership and guidance to other employees. Excellent record of dependability/reliability. Motivated to learn and grow in my career. Ability to problem solve and work well under pressure. Willing to work overtime as required, and love to travel both for employment and for pleasure.


Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Judicial Clerk

Court And Justice Services
07.2004 - Current
  • Experience in several areas in the Red Deer Court of Justice, formerly known as Red Deer Provincial Court, such as Criminal, Traffic, Civil, Circuit Court, Case Management Office, Accounting.
  • Extensive Courtroom experience, including thorough knowledge of Courtroom Digital Scheduling, FTR Recording, Webex Application, CASS trial scheduling.
  • Non-presiding Justice of the Peace duties, including explaining and signing bail releases, assisting clientele with Mental Health and Emergency Protection Order Applications, signing of Subpoenas for several agencies, assisting clientele at the Case Management Office, swearing Informations for various agencies.
  • Data entry on JOIN, including the producing and signing of numerous orders.
  • Preparing dockets for the different areas of Court
  • Assist in the Accounting Office when required with duties such as preparing bail and refund cheques, daily balancing, managing various other reports.
  • General office duties, including answering phones and emails from the general public as well as lawyers, assisting the public at the front counter, taking payments, reviewing and filing various documents.
  • Maintaining and properly handling exhibits.
  • Liasing with Judiciary, lawyers, police agencies, other agencies including Native Counselling, Victim Services, Mental Health Court Workers, etc.

Senior Judicial Clerk

Court And Justice Services
06.1999 - 07.2005
  • Experience in several areas in the Red Deer Court of Justice, formerly known as Red Deer Provincial Court, such as Criminal, Traffic, Civil, Circuit Court, Case Management Office, Accounting.
  • Extensive Courtroom experience both at base court, and 4 circuit Court locations
  • Non-presiding Justice of the Peace duties, including explaining and signing bail releases, signing of Subpoenas for several agencies, swearing Informations for various agencies.
  • Data entry on JOIN, including the producing and signing of numerous orders.
  • Preparing dockets for the different areas of Court.
  • General office duties, including answering phones and emails from the general public as well as lawyers, assisting the public at the front counter, taking payments, reviewing and filing various documents.
  • Maintaining and properly handling exhibits.
  • Liaising with Judiciary, lawyers, police agencies, other agencies including Native Counselling, Victim Services, Mental Health Court Workers, etc.
  • Worked directly with Judiciary in fairly and efficiently handling Civil cases.

Judicial Clerk

Court And Justice Services
02.1996 - 10.1996

Trained in most areas of Provincial Court, including Courtroom Clerk, Data Entry, Docket Preparation, Front Counter duties, including accepting payments, Circuit Court. Note: This was a temporary position to cover-off a maternity leave.

Education

No Degree - Legal Secretary

Alberta College
Edmonton, AB
02.1991

Skills

    Knowledge in all Court of Justice required computer programs: JOIN, CDS, ADS, CASS, FTR, Outlook, Teams, 1GX

    Successfully trained several new employees in many different areas, mostly in docket court

    Able to effectively represent the the administration of court in a professional and responsible manner

Accomplishments

    Completed the Supervisor Certificate Program in _____


    Criminal Transition Team February 2009 to October 2013


    Civil Supervisor 2011


    JP appointment June 2001


    Paralegal Course in Edmonton in 1999


    Graduated High School in Red Deer, Completed Legal Secretary Diploma in Edmonton in 1991, attended both Red Deer College and Athabasca University for approximately 2 years.

Certification

supervisor cert


legal Aid Diploma

Travel, camping, outdoors

Since my first trip to Mexico in 2009, I have developed a huge passion for travelling abroad. When not travelling abroad, I enjoy camping and ATVing.

Timeline

Senior Judicial Clerk

Court And Justice Services
07.2004 - Current

Senior Judicial Clerk

Court And Justice Services
06.1999 - 07.2005

Judicial Clerk

Court And Justice Services
02.1996 - 10.1996

No Degree - Legal Secretary

Alberta College

supervisor cert


legal Aid Diploma

Francine Womacks