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.
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| Position Title | Organization | Location | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACSA Litigation Support Specialist | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | District of Connecticut |
Hartford, CT
|
February 10, 2023 |
| Administrative Assistant | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
February 13, 2023 |
| Administrative Assistant Specializing in Personnel and Human Resources | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
March 5, 2023 |
| Administrative Assistant to CJA Resource Counsel | District of Alaska |
Anchorage, AK
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Officer | Northern District of West Virginia |
Clarksburg, WV
|
March 15, 2023 |
| Appellate Attorney | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
February 20, 2023 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
February 6, 2023 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
March 24, 2023 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | District of Minnesota |
Minneapolis, MN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
February 12, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Wyoming |
Casper, WY
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Louisiana |
Shreveport, LA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Concord, NH
|
February 10, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Providence, RI
|
February 10, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Missouri |
Springfield, MO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Jackson, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
February 10, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
February 14, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Virginia |
Roanoke, VA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Fort Pierce, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Brownsville, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender (Appellate) | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender – Criminal Defense Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender-Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Sioux City, IA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal / Administrative Assistant | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Davenport, IA
|
When Filled |
| Attorney (Capital Habeas) | Central District of California |
Santa Ana, CA
|
When Filled |
| Attorney Advisor (TDY) | DSO - Program Operations Division | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Capital Habeas Unit - Mitigation Specialist/Investigator | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Chief (Defender Services Office) | Defender Services Office |
Washington, DC
|
October 2, 2023 |
| Chief Investigator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| CHU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| CHU Chief Investigator | Northern District of Texas |
Dallas, TX
|
When Filled |
| CJA Panel Administrator | District of Alaska |
Anchorage, AK
|
February 6, 2023 |
| Clerical Assistant | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
When Filled |
| Clerical Assistant | Western District of Texas |
El Paso, TX
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Louisville, KY
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Michigan |
Grand Rapids, MI
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Executive Director | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Financial Administrator | Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. |
Boise, ID
|
February 17, 2023 |
| First Assistant Defender | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
February 5, 2023 |
| Investigator | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
March 1, 2023 |
| Investigator | Northern District of Texas |
Fort Worth, TX
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Virgin Islands |
St. Croix, VI
|
When Filled |
| Investigator (Social Worker) | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Investigator - Capital Habeas Unit | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
February 13, 2023 |
| Investigator part-time 20 hours per week | District of Utah |
St. George, UT
|
February 24, 2023 |
| Investigator-Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Eastern District of Texas |
Sherman, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Columbus, GA
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Pierre, SD
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
March 5, 2023 |
| Legal Assistant - Dallas Division | Northern District of Texas |
Dallas, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant - Trial Unit | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
March 1, 2023 |
| Litigation Support & Discovery Coordination Paralegal | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
February 13, 2023 |
| Mitigation Specialist | Southern District of Texas |
McAllen, TX
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
March 1, 2023 |
| Mitigation Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) | District of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist - Social Worker | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Operating Systems Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Operating Systems Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Splunk Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD WAN Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Non-Capital Mitigation Specialist/Social Worker | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of District of Columbia |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit (temp thru 9/30/2023) | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
March 1, 2023 |
| Paralegal/Legal Assistant | District of South Carolina |
Columbia, SC
|
When Filled |
| Program Analyst (TDY) | DSO - Program Operations Division | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Property and Procurement Administrator | Southern District of Ohio |
Cincinnati, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research & Writing Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
February 13, 2023 |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist - CHU | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
| Senior Legal Assistant - Capital Habeas Unit | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahasse, FL
|
When Filled |
| Social Worker/Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
| Staff Investigator | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
| Supervising Assistant Federal Public Defender - CHU | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Training Director | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Trial Attorney | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
February 20, 2023 |
| Trial Division Internship | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
March 1, 2023 |
| Trial Team Leader | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| TU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Visiting Federal Defender | United States Sentencing Commission |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |