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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
VISITING FEDERAL DEFENDER STAFF PROGRAM Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, Office of Defender Services Washington, District of Columbia
 When Filled


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
ASSISTANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. New York, New York
 When Filled
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of New York 		Buffalo, New York
 February 24, 2012


THIRD CIRCUIT
(Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 February 10, 2012
PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
Middle District of Pennsylvania 		Scranton, Pennsylvania
 February 24, 2012
PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
District of New Jersey 		Newark, New Jersey
 February 27, 2012


FOURTH CIRCUIT
(Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virgina, West Virgina)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
LEGAL ASSISTANT/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Federal Public Defender
Western District of Virginia 		Abingdon, Virginia
 February 13, 2012
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER (TEMPORARY) Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina 		February 13, 2012
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina
 February 13, 2012
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina
 February 13, 2012


FIFTH CIRCUIT
(Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
NATIONAL OPERATING SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		San Antonio, Texas
 When Filled
NATIONAL PROGRAMMER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas 		San Antonio, Texas
 When Filled


SIXTH CIRCUIT
(Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER/CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Northern District of Ohio 		Columbus, Ohio
 February 16, 2012


SEVENTH CIRCUIT
(Ilinois,Wisconsin, Indiana)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
There are no positions available in this Circuit


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
ASSISTANT PARALEGAL Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. San Diego, California
 When Filled
PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
Western District of Washington 		Seattle, Washington
 When Filled
PARALEGAL INTERN, CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 When Filled
TRIAL PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
Central District of California 		Los Angeles, California
 When Filled
TRIAL ATTORNEY Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho Spokane, Washington
 February 24, 2012
TRIAL ATTORNEY Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho Yakima, Washington
 February 24, 2012


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


ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
TRIAL UNIT ATTORNEYS Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT ATTORNEY Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
LEGAL ASSISTANT Federal Defender Program, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama
 When Filled
PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
Middle District of Florida 		Orlando, Florida
 February 24, 2012
PARALEGAL Federal Public Defender
Middle District of Florida 		Orlando, Florida
 February 24, 2012
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
 March 1, 2012


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

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