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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
October 6, 2022 |
| Administrative Assistant | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant to CJA Resource Counsel | District of Alaska |
Anchorage, AK
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant to the Federal Defender | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Officer | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Secretary | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Appellate Attorney - Assistant Federal Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Bismarck, ND
|
When Filled |
| Appellate Attorney - Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Texas |
Dallas`, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
October 17, 2022 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Eastern District of California |
Fresno, CA
|
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 Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Greeneville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender (CHU) | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender, Appellate Attorney | Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. |
Boise, ID
|
October 17, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Defender, Non-Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Midland, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Missouri |
St. Louis, MO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Brownsville, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Florida |
Pensacola, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of California |
Oakland, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Kansas |
Topeka, KS
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of New Mexico |
Las Cruces, NM
|
November 14, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Fort Pierce, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Waco, TX
|
October 14, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Jackson, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Indianapolis, IN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahasse, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of South Carolina |
Florence, SC
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender (Appellate Unit) | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender (Appellate) | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Sioux City, IA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA, CA
|
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 (Trial) | Central District of California |
Riverside, CA
|
October 7, 2022 |
| Attorney (Trial) | Central District of California |
Santa Ana, CA
|
October 14, 2022 |
| Attorney Advisor/Program Analyst | DSO - Program Operations Division | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Capital Habeas Unit Research and Writing Specialist | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
| Case Management Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Chief (Defender Services Office) | Defender Services Office |
Washington, DC
|
October 2, 2023 |
| CHU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| CHU Investigator/Mitigation Specialist | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Clerical Assistant | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
January 31, 2023 |
| Clerical Assistant | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
When Filled |
| Clerical Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Michigan |
Grand Rapids, MI
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator (CSA) | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
When Filled |
| Executive Director | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Federal Public Defender | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Mongmong-Toto-Maite, GU
|
November 14, 2022 |
| Investigator | Western District of Virginia |
Roanoke, VA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Virgin Islands |
St. Croix, VI
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Investigator and Mitigation Specialist | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Investigator, Non-Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
November 30, 2022 |
| Legal Assistant | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
October 17, 2022 |
| Legal Assistant | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Northern District of Texas |
Dallas, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc. |
Milwaukee, WI
|
October 7, 2022 |
| Legal Assistant | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Litigation Support Specialist | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Litigation Support Specialist ACSA | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist (Social Worker) | District of Kansas |
Kansas City, KS
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist - Social Worker | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Operating Systems Administrator | Eastern District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
October 3, 2022 |
| Paralegal | District of District of Columbia |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of South Carolina |
Greenville, SC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA, CA
|
When Filled |
| Program Assistant (TDY) | Defender Services Office | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Property and Procurement Administrator | Southern District of Ohio |
Cincinnati, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Attorney | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Attorney - Trial Unit | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research And Writing Attorney - Trial Unit | Southern District of Ohio |
Cincinnati, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
When Filled |
| Supervising Assistant Federal Public Defender - CHU | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Trial Division Internship | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
March 1, 2023 |
| TU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| TU Investigator | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Visiting Federal Defender | United States Sentencing Commission |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |