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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
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