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 & Case Management Assistant | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Central Islip, NY
|
June 12, 2023 |
| Administrative Assistant | Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Louisville, KY
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant to CJA Resource Counsel | District of Alaska |
Anchorage, AK
|
When Filled |
| Appeals and Motions Attorney | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
July 9, 2023 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator - Litigation Support | Eastern District of North Carolina |
Raleigh, NC
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Greeneville, TN
|
June 14, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | District of Connecticut |
Hartford, CT
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Michigan |
Grand Rapids, MI
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Louisiana |
Lafayette, LA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Colorado |
Cheyenne, WY
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Eastern District of Virginia |
Norfolk, VA
|
June 16, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Pierre, SD
|
June 1, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Florida |
Pensacola, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Jackson, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Corpus Christi, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of North Carolina |
Asheville, NC
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, 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 | 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 - Capital Habeas Unit | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
June 21, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Trial Lawyer | 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 | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Capital Habeas Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Capital Habeas Unit - Investigator/Mitigation Specialist | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
June 9, 2023 |
| Capital Habeas Unit - Mitigation Specialist/Investigator | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Capital Habeas Unit Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Phildelphia, PA
|
June 12, 2023 |
| Chief Paralegal | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| CHU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| CHU Research and Writing Specialist | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
June 9, 2023 |
| Clerical Assistant | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Louisville, KY
|
When Filled |
| Director of Mitigation & Client Services | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Brooklyn, NY
|
June 15, 2023 |
| Federal Public Defender Eastern District of Arkansas | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of South Carolina |
Greenville, SC
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Virgin Islands |
St. Thomas, VI
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Southern Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Mobile, AL
|
June 9, 2023 |
| Investigator | District of Virgin Islands |
St. Croix, VI
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Investigator - Trial Unit | Northern District of Texas |
Fort Worth, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Eastern District of Texas |
Sherman, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant or Senior Legal Assistant | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Rapid City, SD
|
June 15, 2023 |
| Litigation Paralegal | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
June 9, 2023 |
| Litigation Support Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Brookyln, NY
|
June 15, 2023 |
| Mitigation Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Jackson, MS
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist - Social Worker | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
June 12, 2023 |
| Mitigation Specialist/Investigator (CHU) | Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. |
Boise, ID
|
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 Habeas Unit Paralegal | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
June 2, 2023 |
| Paralegal | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of District of Columbia |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
June 11, 2023 |
| Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
June 12, 2023 |
| Paralegal - Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Property and Procurement Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Property and Procurement Administrator | Southern District of Ohio |
Cincinnati, OH
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Cedar Rapids, IA
|
When Filled |
| Sentencing Resource Counsel Attorney - Legislative Guidelines | District of Arizona | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Social Worker/Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
| Trial Unit Investigator | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| TU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |