Here you will find vacancy announcements for positions in Federal Public Defender Offices, Federal Community Defender Offices, and other select positions related to the Criminal Justice Act. Click on the position name for a detailed position description in PDF. Information on Internships in Federal Defender Offices with Capital Habeas Units is now available to the community.
Additionally, please visit https://diversityfellowship.fd.org/ to learn more about DSO's Diversity Fellowship Program.
Position Title | Organization | Location | Closing Date |
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Assistant Computer Systems Administrator/Litigation Support Specialist | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
Intermittent Legal Advisor, Ghana | Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training |
Accra, Ghana,
|
March 31, 2024 |
Administrative Assistant Position | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
March 20, 2024 |
Administrative Assistant to CJA Resource Counsel | District of Alaska |
Anchorage, AK
|
When Filled |
Appellate Attorney | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA, CA
|
April 24, 2024 |
Assistant Chief Investigator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of South Carolina |
Columbia, SC
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Litigation Support | Eastern District of North Carolina |
Raleigh, NC
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Albany, GA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc. |
Madison, WI
|
April 1, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Missouri |
Cape Girardeau, MO
|
March 27, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
March 15, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of New Jersey |
Trenton, NJ
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Jackson, TN
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of South Carolina |
Charleston, SC
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Louisiana |
Lafayette, LA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Central District of Illinois |
Springfield, IL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Bismarck, ND
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Appeals | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Appeals/Non-Capital Habeas | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
March 20, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit (2 vacancies) | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Capital Habeas Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Criminal Defense Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Lubbock Trial Division | Northern District of Texas |
Lubbock, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Trial Unit | District of Arizona |
Tucson, AZ
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Trial Unit | District of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender –Fort Worth Trial Division | Northern District of Texas |
Fort Worth, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender-Capital Habeas Unit | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defenders | Western District of New York |
Rochester, NY
|
When Filled |
Assistant Paralegal | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Paralegal | Western District of Arkansas |
El Dorado, AR
|
When Filled |
Automation Support Specialist | AOUSC - Office of General Counsel (OGC) |
Newark, NJ
|
When Filled |
Capital Habeas Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
Case Management Assistant | Southern District of Texas |
McAllen, TX
|
When Filled |
CHU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
CHU Mitigation Specialist & Investigator | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
April 1, 2024 |
CJA Panel Administrator | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
Clerical Assistant | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
When Filled |
Client Service Coordinator | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
New York, NY
|
March 30, 2024 |
Computer Systems Administrator | Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Louisville, KY
|
When Filled |
Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
When Filled |
Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
Computer Systems Administrator CSA | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
When Filled |
Director of Personnel, Diversity and Training | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
When Filled |
Executive Director | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
New York, NY
|
When Filled |
Financial Administrator | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
March 27, 2024 |
Interpreter | Eastern District of California |
Fresno, CA
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Northern District of Florida |
Pensacola, FL
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
Investigator | District of Maryland |
Baltimore, MD
|
April 15, 2024 |
Investigator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Illinois Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Chicago, IL
|
March 27, 2024 |
Investigator | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
March 20, 2024 |
Investigator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
Investigator (Social Worker) | District of Wyoming |
Casper, WY
|
When Filled |
Investigator - Capital Habeas Unit | District of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ
|
March 29, 2024 |
Investigator - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
Legal Administrative Assistant | Eastern District of Missouri |
St. Louis, MO
|
March 27, 2024 |
Legal Assistant | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
Legal Assistant | Western District of Texas |
Midland, TX
|
When Filled |
Legal Assistant | Western District of Texas |
Waco, TX
|
When Filled |
Legal Assistant | Eastern District of Texas |
Sherman, TX
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Paralegal | Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Indianapolis, IN
|
March 31, 2024 |
Mitigation Paralegal | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist | District of Connecticut |
Hartford, CT
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist | Northern District of New York |
Albany, NY
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist | District of Hawaii |
Honolulu, HI
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist (Contract) | National Litigation Support |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist – Trial Unit | District of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ
|
March 29, 2024 |
Mitigation Specialist – Trial Unit | District of Arizona |
Tucson, AZ
|
March 29, 2024 |
National Mitigation Coordinator | Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Indianapolis, IN
|
When Filled |
NITOAD IT Security Manager | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
NITOAD Microsoft O365 Azure Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
NITOAD Network Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
Paralegal | District of Connecticut |
Hartford, CT
|
When Filled |
Paralegal | District of Maryland |
Greenbelt, MD
|
April 15, 2024 |
Paralegal | District of District of Columbia |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |
Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
Paralegal Full Time Temporary | Western District of New York |
Buffalo, NY
|
When Filled |
Personnel Administrator | Western District of Missouri |
Kansas City, MO
|
When Filled |
Personnel/Financial Administrator | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
Research & Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
Research & Writing Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Attorney - CHU | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist - Criminal Trial Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
Sentencing Resource Counsel Attorney—Litigation | District of Arizona | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
Social Worker or Mitigation Specialist | District of Kansas |
Wichita, KS
|
When Filled |
Social Worker/ Mitigation Specialist | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Brookyn, NY
|
March 28, 2024 |
Supervisory Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc. |
Madison, WI
|
April 1, 2024 |
Trial Attorney (Los Angeles) | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
March 29, 2024 |
Trial Attorney (Riverside) | Central District of California |
Riverside, CA
|
April 1, 2024 |