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.
Position Title | Organization | Location | Closing Date |
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Appellate Attorney | Northern District of Alabama |
Birmingham, AL
|
When Filled |
Appellate Legal Assistant | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
May 15, 2024 |
Assistance Computer Services Administrator | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
April 30, 2024 |
Assistant Chief Investigator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Fargo or Bismarck, ND
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Middle District of Florida |
Fort Myers, FL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of South Carolina |
Columbia, SC
|
When Filled |
Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Litigation Support | Eastern District of North Carolina |
Raleigh, NC
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defenders, Inc. |
South Bend, IN
|
May 7, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Defender | Eastern District of California |
Fresno, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Flint, MI
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Defender | District of Minnesota |
Minneapolis, MN
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of New Jersey |
Trenton, NJ
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Brownsville, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
New York, NY
|
May 15, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of South Carolina |
Charleston, SC
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Kansas |
Kansas City, KS
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
McAllen, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Central District of Illinois |
Springfield, IL
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Central Islip, NY
|
May 1, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
May 3, 2024 |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Louisiana |
Shreveport, LA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender (Trial Attorney) | Northern District of California |
San Jose, CA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Appeals | District of Puerto Rico |
San Juan, PR
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
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 | 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 – Lubbock Trial Division | Northern District of Texas |
Lubbock, TX
|
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 Defenders | Western District of New York |
Rochester, NY
|
When Filled |
Assistant Paralegal | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
Capial Habeas Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
Capital Habeas Attorney | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
May 3, 2024 |
Capital Habeas Investigator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
April 26, 2024 |
Case Management Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
CJA Panel Administrator | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
CJA Panel Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
CJA Panel Managing Attorney | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
Clerical Assistant | Western District of Missouri |
Springfield, MO
|
When Filled |
Clerical Assistant/Receptionist | Southern District of Florida |
Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
May 15, 2024 |
Clerical Assistant/Receptionist | Southern District of Florida |
Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
May 15, 2024 |
Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
Criminal Defense Investigator | Eastern District of Texas |
Tyler, TX
|
When Filled |
District-Wide Receptionist/Case Management Assistant | District of Kansas |
Kansas City, KS
|
When Filled |
Executive Assistant/Project Manager | District of Kansas |
Topeka, KS
|
When Filled |
Executive Assistant/Project Manager | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Northern District of Florida |
Pensacola, FL
|
When Filled |
Investigator | Northern District of Alabama |
Huntsville, AL
|
May 17, 2024 |
Investigator | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
May 17, 2024 |
Investigator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
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 Assistant | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
April 26, 2024 |
Legal Assistant | Central District of California |
Santa Ana, CA
|
April 26, 2024 |
Legal Assistant | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
Legal Intern | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Bismarck, Fargo, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls,
|
May 13, 2024 |
Mitigation Paralegal | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist | Northern District of New York |
Albany, NY
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist | Southern District of Texas |
Laredo, TX
|
When Filled |
Mitigation Specialist (Contract) | National Litigation Support |
Houston, TX
|
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 |
Non-Capital Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, El Paso, Austin, or Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
Non-Capital Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Missouri |
Kansas City, MO
|
When Filled |
Office Services Unit Assistant | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
April 26, 2024 |
Office Services Unit Assistant | Central District of California |
Santa Ana, CA
|
April 26, 2024 |
Paralegal | District of Hawaii |
Honolulu, HI
|
When Filled |
Paralegal | District of Kansas |
Wichita, KS
|
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 |
Receptionist/Legal Assistant | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
Research & Writing Specialist (Appellate) | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
May 8, 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 Specialist | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist - CHU | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
Research and Writing Specialist - CHU | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
May 10, 2024 |
Secretary to the FPD | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
April 30, 2024 |
Sentencing Resource Counsel Attorney | District of Arizona | Full-Time Telework | May 17, 2024 |
Social Worker or Mitigation Specialist | District of Kansas |
Wichita, KS
|
When Filled |
Supervisory Computer Systems Administrator | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
Trial Attorney | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
May 24, 2024 |
Trial Attorney (Riverside) | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
May 18, 2024 |