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 | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Officer | Eastern District of North Carolina |
Raleigh, NC
|
July 15, 2022 |
| Appellate Attorney - Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defenders, Inc. |
HAMMOND, IN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of Texas |
Lubbock, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Jersey |
Camden, NJ
|
July 4, 2022 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Missouri |
Kansas City, MO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of Illinois |
Springfield, IL
|
July 17, 2022 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
July 8, 2022 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
July 3, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Columbus, GA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | District of Connecticut |
New Haven, CT
|
July 5, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Eastern District of California |
Fresno, CA, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender (CHU) | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
July 3, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
July 11, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Defender Appellate Attorney | Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender, Non-Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Sioux City, IA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Jackson, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Missouri |
St. Louis, MO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
McAllen, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Texas |
Sherman, TX
|
July 8, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
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 | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Sioux Falls, SD
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
July 15, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of New Mexico |
Las Cruces, NM
|
July 7, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | District of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Non-Capital Habeas Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
July 15, 2022 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Unit- Spanish Speaking | District of Arizona |
Tucson, AZ
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal | Eastern District of California |
Fresno, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Attorney (Capital Habeas) | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
July 1, 2022 |
| Attorney Advisor | DSO - Legal and Policy Division | Full-Time Telework | July 19, 2022 |
| Bilingual Receptionist | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
July 22, 2022 |
| Case Management Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Case Management Specialist | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| 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 | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Clerical Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Clerical Assistant | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Clerk | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Clerk | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
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 |
| DSO Training Division Visiting Attorney Advisor (Telework) | Defender Services Office | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Executive Director | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
August 8, 2022 |
| Federal Public Defender | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Portland, OR
|
August 5, 2022 |
| Financial Administrator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Financial Administrator | Eastern District of Virginia |
Alexandria, VA
|
July 14, 2022 |
| Investigator | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Oxford, MS
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Western District of Virginia |
Roanoke, VA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Western District of Texas |
Waco, TX
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Western District of Texas |
Midland, TX
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
New York, NY
|
When Filled |
| Investigator and Mitigation Specialist | Northern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Investigator (Trial) | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
July 8, 2022 |
| Investigator - Capital Habeas Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
| Investigator, Non-Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Central District of California |
Riverside, CA
|
July 22, 2022 |
| Legal Assistant | Central District of California |
Santa Ana, CA
|
July 22, 2022 |
| Litigation Support Paralegal | District of New Jersey |
Camden, NJ
|
July 23, 2022 |
| Litigation Support Paralegal | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
July 8, 2022 |
| Litigation Support Specialist | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Southern District of Texas |
McAllen, TX
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Michigan |
Grand Rapids, MI
|
June 30, 2022 |
| Mitigation Specialist - Social Worker | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist/Investigator | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
July 3, 2022 |
| Mitigation Specialist/Investigator (Capital Habeas Unit) | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Administrative Assistant | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD IT Operations Manager | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Operating Systems Administrator | Eastern District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD Telecommunications Specialist | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| NITOAD WAN Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. |
Pocatello, ID
|
June 30, 2022 |
| Paralegal | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal (Capital Habeas Unit) | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal (Capital Habeas Unit) | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Northern District of Texas |
Dallas, TX
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal/Investigator | District of Hawaii |
Honolulu, HI
|
When Filled |
| Personnel Administrator | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
June 30, 2022 |
| Personnel Administrator | Northern District of Texas |
Dallas, TX
|
When Filled |
| Program Assistant (TDY) | Defender Services Office | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Receptionist | Southern District of Texas |
Corpus Christi, TX
|
When Filled |
| Receptionist | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Receptionist | Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. |
Boise, ID
|
June 30, 2022 |
| Research & Writing Attorney | Northern District of New York |
Syracuse,, NY
|
June 30, 2022 |
| Research and Writing Attorney | Northern District of Ohio |
Cleveland, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
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 | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Jackson, MS
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
When Filled |
| Research And Writing Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Sentencing Resource Counsel | District of Arizona | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Social Worker/Mitigation Specialist | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
When Filled |
| Spanish-English Interpreter | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Supervising Assistant Federal Public Defender - CHU | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Temporary Part Time 2255 AFPD | Federal Community Defenders, Inc. |
Indianapolis, IN
|
When Filled |
| Temporary Research and Writing Specialist | Southern District of Texas |
Corpus, Laredo or McAllen, TX
|
When Filled |
| Trial Attorney | Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho |
Spokane, WA
|
June 30, 2022 |
| Trial Attorney | Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho |
Yakima, WA
|
July 22, 2022 |
| Trial Division Internship | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
March 1, 2023 |
| Trial Unit Assistant Paralegal | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
July 31, 2022 |
| Trial Unit Legal Assistant | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
July 15, 2022 |
| TU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| TU Investigator | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |