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. Information on Internships in Federal Defender Offices with Capital Habeas Units is now available to the community. Additionally, please visit https://diversityfellowship.fd.org/ to learn more about DSO's Diversity Fellowship Program.
E.g., Thursday, March 28, 2024
Position Titlesort descending Organization Location Closing Date
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator/Litigation Support Specialist District of Colorado
Denver, CO
When Filled
Intermittent Legal Advisor, Ghana Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training
Accra, Ghana,
March 31, 2024
Administrative Assistant to CJA Resource Counsel District of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
When Filled
Administrative Secretary Northern District of Ohio
Cleveland, OH
April 22, 2024
Appellate Attorney Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA, CA
April 24, 2024
Appellate Legal Assistant Southern District of Florida
Miami, FL
May 15, 2024
Assistant Chief Investigator Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
San Diego, CA
When Filled
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
San Diego, CA
When Filled
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator Eastern District of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
When Filled
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator District of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
When Filled
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator District of New Jersey
Newark, NJ
When Filled
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
When Filled
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Litigation Support Eastern District of North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
When Filled
Assistant Federal Defender Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Defender Middle District of Florida
Tampa, FL
When Filled
Assistant Federal Defender Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc.
Albany, GA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Defender Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Defender Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc.
Madison, WI
April 1, 2024
Assistant Federal Defender Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan
Detroit, MI
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Southern District of Texas
Houston, TX
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender District of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Western District of Tennessee
Jackson, TN
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Central District of Illinois
Springfield, IL
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Western District of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Western District of Washington
Seattle, WA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Western District of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
Gulfport, MS
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender District of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Southern District of West Virginia
Charleston, WV
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Northern District of Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender Eastern District of Missouri
Cape Girardeau, MO
March 27, 2024
Assistant Federal Public Defender (AFPD) - Capital Habeas Unit Western District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Appeals District of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit Northern District of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit Western District of Texas
Austin, TX
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit Western District of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit (2 vacancies) Middle District of Tennessee
Nashville, TN
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit District of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit Eastern District of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Capital Habeas Unit District of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Criminal Defense Unit Western District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Lubbock Trial Division Northern District of Texas
Lubbock, TX
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Trial Unit District of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender – Trial Unit District of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender –Fort Worth Trial Division Northern District of Texas
Fort Worth, TX
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender-Capital Habeas Unit Western District of Texas
Austin, TX
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defender-Capital Habeas Unit Middle District of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
When Filled
Assistant Federal Public Defenders Western District of New York
Rochester, NY
When Filled
Assistant Paralegal Western District of Arkansas
El Dorado, AR
When Filled
Assistant Paralegal Federal Defender Program, Inc.
Montgomery, AL
When Filled
Automation Support Specialist AOUSC - Office of General Counsel (OGC)
Newark, NJ
When Filled
Capital Habeas Attorney Federal Defender Program, Inc.
Montgomery, AL
When Filled
CHU Attorney Federal Defender Program, Inc.
Montgomery, AL
When Filled
CHU Mitigation Specialist & Investigator Northern District of Ohio
Cleveland, OH
April 1, 2024
CJA Panel Administrator Western District of Washington
Seattle, WA
When Filled
CJA Panel Administrator District of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
April 12, 2024
CJA Panel Administrator District of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
April 12, 2024
Clerical Assistant Southern District of West Virginia
Charleston, WV
When Filled
Client Service Coordinator Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
March 30, 2024
Computer Systems Administrator Southern District of Ohio
Columbus, OH
April 1, 2024
Computer Systems Administrator Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc.
Louisville, KY
When Filled
Computer Systems Administrator Northern District of California
San Francisco, CA
When Filled
Computer Systems Administrator Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
When Filled
Computer Systems Administrator CSA Northern District of California
San Francisco, CA
When Filled
Director of Personnel, Diversity and Training Northern District of California
San Francisco, CA
When Filled
Executive Director Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
When Filled
Financial Administrator Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
March 27, 2024
Interpreter Eastern District of California
Fresno, CA
When Filled
Investigator Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
When Filled
Investigator Illinois Federal Defender Program, Inc.
Chicago, IL
March 27, 2024
Investigator Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
When Filled
Investigator Western District of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
When Filled
Investigator District of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
April 15, 2024
Investigator Northern District of Florida
Pensacola, FL
When Filled
Investigator - Capital Habeas Unit District of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
March 29, 2024
Investigator - Capital Habeas Unit Eastern District of California
Sacramento, CA
When Filled
Leadership Training Meeting Planner District of Kansas
Kansas City, KS
When Filled
Legal Administrative Assistant Eastern District of Missouri
St. Louis, MO
March 27, 2024
Legal Assistant Eastern District of Texas
Sherman, TX
When Filled
Legal Assistant Western District of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
When Filled
Mitigation Paralegal Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc.
Macon, GA
When Filled
Mitigation Paralegal Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
March 31, 2024
Mitigation Specialist District of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
When Filled
Mitigation Specialist Northern District of New York
Albany, NY
When Filled
Mitigation Specialist (Contract) National Litigation Support
Houston, TX
When Filled
Mitigation Specialist – Trial Unit District of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
March 29, 2024
Mitigation Specialist – Trial Unit District of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
March 29, 2024
Mitigation Specialist/Investigator Middle District of Florida
Tampa, FL
April 12, 2024
National Mitigation Coordinator Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
When Filled
NITOAD IT Security Manager Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
When Filled
NITOAD Microsoft O365 Azure Administrator Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
When Filled
NITOAD Network Administrator Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
When Filled
Operations Administrator Southern District of Ohio
Columbus, OH
April 1, 2024
Paralegal District of Maryland
Greenbelt, MD
April 15, 2024
Paralegal District of District of Columbia
Washington, DC
When Filled
Paralegal District of Kansas
Wichita, KS
When Filled
Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit Federal Defender Program, Inc.
Montgomery, AL
When Filled
Paralegal Full Time Temporary Western District of New York
Buffalo, NY
When Filled
Personnel Administrator Western District of Missouri
Kansas City, MO
When Filled
Personnel/Financial Administrator Northern District of Ohio
Cleveland, OH
When Filled
Procurement Administrator Southern District of Ohio
Columbus, OH
April 1, 2024
Receptionist (Part-time) Southern District of Texas
Houston, TX
When Filled
Research & Writing Attorney District of Delaware
Wilmington, DE
April 26, 2024
Research & Writing Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit Middle District of Tennessee
Nashville, TN
When Filled
Research and Writing Specialist Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
Gulfport, MS
When Filled
Research and Writing Attorney - CHU Northern District of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
When Filled
Research and Writing Specialist Southern District of Texas
Houston, TX
When Filled
Research and Writing Specialist Northern District of Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
When Filled
Research and Writing Specialist Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan
Detroit, MI
When Filled
Research and Writing Specialist - Criminal Trial Unit Western District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
When Filled
Sentencing Resource Counsel Attorney—Litigation District of Arizona Full-Time Telework When Filled
Social Worker or Mitigation Specialist District of Kansas
Wichita, KS
When Filled
Social Worker/ Mitigation Specialist Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
Brookyn, NY
March 28, 2024
Supervisory Assistant Federal Defender Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc.
Madison, WI
April 1, 2024
Trial Attorney (Los Angeles) Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
March 29, 2024
Trial Attorney (Riverside) Central District of California
Riverside, CA
April 1, 2024