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Welcome to the fd.org employment page. 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.

Please note that this is not an all-inclusive list of every available vacancy within the Federal Defender system. Please be aware that the Training Branch is not involved in the hiring process for any federal defender position; inquiries regarding the status of such positions should be directed to the office in which the position is located.

To post a vacancy announcement please complete our employment vacancy announcement form. Please note that you will be asked to upload a PDF version of your announcement; no other file formats will be permitted. Questions regarding this page should be directed to fdorgjobposting@ao.uscourts.gov. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
(District of Columbia)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit



FIRST CIRCUIT
(Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit



SECOND CIRCUIT
(Connecticut, New York, Vermont)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit


THIRD CIRCUIT
(Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
INVESTIGATOR/MITIGATION SPECIALIST (CHU) Federal Public Defender
Western District of Pennsylvania 		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 September 7, 2010


FOURTH CIRCUIT
(Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virgina, West Virgina)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit


FIFTH CIRCUIT
(Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
RESEARCH AND WRITING SPECIALIST Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		Del Rio, Texas
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Mcallen, Texas
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Laredo, Texas
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Brownsville, Texas
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		Austin, Texas
 When Filled
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		San Antonio, Texas
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Houston, Texas
 When Filled
TEMP. ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Houston, Texas
 When Filled
INVESTIGATOR OR ASSISTANT INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		San Antonio, Texas
 When Filled
BRANCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Federal Public Defender
Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi 		Oxford, Mississippi
 September 6, 2010


SIXTH CIRCUIT
(Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
RESEARCH AND WRITING ATTORNEY Federal Public Defender
Northern District of Ohio 		Toledo, Ohio
 September 3, 2010


SEVENTH CIRCUIT
(Ilinois,Wisconsin, Indiana)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Illinois 		East St. Louis, Illinois
 September 29, 2010


EIGHTH CIRCUIT
(Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit


NINTH CIRCUIT
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
PARALEGAL INTERN, CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 When Filled
PARALEGAL, CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 When Filled
ATTORNEY TRIAL TEAM LEADER Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. San Diego, California
 When Filled
LEGAL SECRETARY - CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of California 		Sacramento, California
 When Filled
CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT INVESTIGATOR Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. Boise, Idaho
 When Filled
TRIAL PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 When Filled
CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT INVESTIGATOR/MITIGATION SPECIALIST Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 When Filled
INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
District of Nevada 		Las Vegas, Nevada
 September 13, 2010
CLERICAL ASSISTANT - CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of California 		Sacramento, California
 September 3, 2010
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Federal Public Defender
District of Nevada 		Las Vegas, Nevada
 September 9, 2010


TENTH CIRCUIT
(Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Oklahoma 		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 When Filled


ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
INVESTIGATOR Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER/R&W ATTORNEY Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
ATTORNEY Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
HELP DESK SUPPORT Federal Defender Program, Inc. San Antonio, Texas
 When Filled
CAPITAL HABEAS PARALEGAL Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
CSA Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
LEGAL ASSISTANT Federal Public Defender
Middle District of Florida 		Orlando, Florida
 September 10, 2010
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Florida 		Miami, Florida
 September 15, 2010


OTHER
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit

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