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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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