Ashlyn Staggs

• Coordinates and manages criminal cases in compliance with the court’s criminal case management plan and docket procedures.
• Ensures all active criminal cases have future court dates, and informs judicial staff regarding cases awaiting decisions on motions.
• Coordinates, prepares, and distributes docket schedules; attends docket call and records information; completes after-docket activities and paperwork.
• Refers defendants for screening as ordered by the court.
• Directs defendants to appropriate offices for completion of referred evaluation.
• Enters data in computerized case management system.
• Researches case status and maintains contact with other criminal justice departments.
• May prepare monthly case management and statistical reports for submission to the Ohio Supreme Court, complete activities involved in the appointed counsel program, schedule interpreters for criminal and civil cases, and complete tasks involved with the arraignment docket, as required.

• Manage the telephone and document legible and concise messages.
• Handle routine patient concerns/complaints.
• Distribute incoming mail and faxes, etc.
• Maintain inventory of office supplies, forms, and equipment
• Process, release, and record forms.

Duties consist of working at the register, greeting people and helping them find what they need, and replenishing the merchandise at the store.

• I had the privilege of completing my undergraduate internship at the Montgomery County Jail with the mental health team.
• I was able to observe many things while interacting directly with the inmates, such as crisis intervention, suicide watch procedures, mental health evaluations, level of care assessments, and more.
• Halfway through the internship, I was able to do a few of these things on my own as well. I completed mental health evaluations, follow ups with inmates who had been released from suicide watch, and rounds for inmates in segregation.

• During my junior year, I worked in the Advancement Department of Cedarville University.
• The main job consists of calling alumni and donors, and raising money for the university.
• I had the opportunity to interact with many people over the phone, along with helping with other events.
• I was able to develop communication skills by learning how to connect with people over the phone from various backgrounds.