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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)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
LEGAL SECRETARY Federal Public Defender
Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island 		Boston, Massachusetts
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
District of Maine 		Portland, Maine
 November 30, 2009


SECOND CIRCUIT
(Connecticut, New York, Vermont)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
FEDERAL DEFENDER EMPLOYEES ONLY: ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER LOAN PROGRAM Federal Public Defender
District of Vermont 		Burlington, Vermont
 November 20, 2009
PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
District of Connecticut 		New Haven, Connecticut
 December 4, 2009


THIRD CIRCUIT
(Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit


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
CRIMINAL DEFENSE TRIAL ATTORNEY Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Mcallen, Texas
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		Del Rio, Texas
 When Filled
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		San Antonio, Texas
 When Filled
SECRETARY TO FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of Louisiana 		New Orleans, Louisiana
 When Filled
SPANISH COURT INTERPRETER Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of Texas 		El Paso, Texas
 When Filled
AFPD Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Laredo, Texas
 When Filled
AFPD Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas 		Brownsville, Texas
 When Filled


SIXTH CIRCUIT
(Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
INVESTIGATOR Legal Aid & Defender Assoc. of Detroit Detroit, Michigan
 When Filled
INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
Northern District of Ohio 		Toledo, Ohio
 November 20, 2009
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Tennessee 		Memphis, Tennessee
 November 20, 2009
LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING SPECIALIST Federal Public Defender
Western District of Tennessee 		Memphis, Tennessee
 December 4, 2009


SEVENTH CIRCUIT
(Ilinois,Wisconsin, Indiana)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Federal Community Defenders, Inc. Hammond, Indiana
 November 23, 2009


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 Federal Public Defender
Northern District of California 		San Jose, California
 November 23, 2009
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 December 11, 2009


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
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
District of New Mexico 		Albuquerque, New Mexico
 November 20, 2009


ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
PARALEGAL, CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
INVESTIGATOR Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
LEGAL SECRETARY Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
 November 27, 2009


OTHER
Position Employer Location Closing Date
CAPITAL RESOURCE COUNSEL FDO TBD TBD
 When Filled
Office of Defender Services/Training Branch, Administrative Office of the United States Courts * One Columbus Circle, N.E. * Suite G-430 * Washington, DC 20544 Phone (202) 502-2900 * Hotline (800) 788-9908 * Fax (202) 502-2911