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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
LEGAL SECRETARY Federal Public Defender
Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island
Boston, Massachusetts
March 15, 2010


SECOND CIRCUIT
(Connecticut, New York, Vermont)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
TEMPORARY ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
District of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
March 26, 2010


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
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING SPECIALIST Federal Public Defender
Northern District of West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
May 31, 2010


FIFTH CIRCUIT
(Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
CLERICAL ASSISTANT Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas
Austin, Texas
When Filled

INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
When Filled

INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas
Mcallen, Texas
When Filled

INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas
Brownsville, Texas
When Filled

INVESTIGATOR OR ASSISTANT INVESTIGATOR Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas
El Paso, Texas
When Filled

ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas
Del Rio, Texas
When Filled

RESEARCH & WRITING SPECIALIST Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas
Austin, Texas
When Filled

LEGAL SECRETARY Federal Public Defender
Southern District of Texas
Brownsville, Texas
When Filled

LEGAL SECRETARY Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of Texas
Houston, Texas
When Filled

CLERICAL ASSISTANT Federal Public Defender
Western District of Texas
El Paso, Texas
When Filled


SIXTH CIRCUIT
(Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Middle District of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
When Filled

RESEARCH & WRITING ATTORNEY Federal Public Defender
Middle District of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
When Filled

CHU SECRETARY Federal Public Defender
Northern District of Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
March 30, 2010


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
RESEARCH AND WRITING SPECIALIST Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
When Filled

RESEARCH & WRITING SPECIALIST CAPITAL HABEAS UNIT Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
When Filled


NINTH CIRCUIT
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington)
Position Employer Location Closing Date
ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
Western District of Washington
Seattle, Washington
When Filled

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT ATTORNEY Northern District of California San Francisco, California
When Filled

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

LEGAL SECRETARY Federal Public Defender
Eastern District of California
Fresno, California
March 26, 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

SECRETARY TO THE FEDERAL DEFENDER Federal Public Defender
District of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
When Filled


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

ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. Columbus, Georgia
When Filled

TRIAL ATTORNEY Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
March 26, 2010


OTHER
Position Employer Location Closing Date
CAPITAL RESOURCE COUNSEL FDO TBD TBD
When Filled

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