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.
Additionally please visit https://diversityfellowship.fd.org/ to learn more about DSO's Diversity Fellowship Program.
Position Title |
Organization | Location | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| 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 to CJA Resource Counsel | District of Alaska |
Anchorage, AK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Southern Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Mobile, AL
|
April 28, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
April 21, 2023 |
| 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 | Southern District of Florida |
Fort Pierce, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
April 30, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Illinois Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Chicago, IL
|
April 10, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Virginia |
Roanoke, VA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Kansas |
Wichita, KS
|
April 21, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Corpus Christi, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Brownsville, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Louisiana |
Lafayette, LA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Missouri |
Springfield, MO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Jackson, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Wyoming |
Casper, WY
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Concord, NH
|
March 31, 2023 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender (CHU) | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
April 30, 2023 |
| 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 - Trial Unit | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender – Criminal Defense Unit | Western District of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender-Capital Habeas Unit | Western District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Sioux City, IA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Investigator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
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 |
| Assistant Paralegal/Paralegal (CHU) | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
April 30, 2023 |
| Attorney (Capital Habeas) | Central District of California |
Santa Ana, CA
|
When Filled |
| Attorney Advisor | DSO - Training Division | Full-Time Telework | April 7, 2023 |
| Attorney Advisor (TDY) | DSO - Program Operations Division | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Capital Habeas Unit - Mitigation Specialist/Investigator | Southern District of Ohio |
Columbus, OH
|
When Filled |
| Chief Paralegal | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| CHU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| CJA Supervising Attorney | Southern District of Texas |
All Divisions, TX
|
April 10, 2023 |
| Clerical Assistant | Southern District of West Virginia |
Charleston, WV
|
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 |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Western District of Tennessee |
Memphis, TN
|
When Filled |
| Deputy Chief (CHU) | Western District of North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC
|
April 30, 2023 |
| Diversity Fellowship Program (Non-Capital) | Defender Services Office |
TBD,
|
May 12, 2023 |
| Federal Public Defender | U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
San Juan, PR
|
April 11, 2023 |
| Federal Public Defender, Western District of Virginia | Western District of Virginia |
Roanoke, VA
|
April 24, 2023 |
| Financial Administrative Assistant | Western District of Missouri |
Kansas City, MO
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
April 28, 2023 |
| Investigator | Middle District of Florida |
Tampa, FL
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Virgin Islands |
St. Croix, VI
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of South Carolina |
Greeville, SC
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | District of Oregon |
Portland, OR
|
When Filled |
| Investigator | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Investigator (Social Worker) | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Investigator - Trial Unit | Northern District of Florida |
Pensacola, FL
|
When Filled |
| Investigator - Trial Unit | Northern District of Texas |
Fort Worth, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
April 30, 2023 |
| Legal Assistant | Eastern District of Texas |
Sherman, TX
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant | Western District of Missouri |
Springfield, MO
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
April 30, 2023 |
| Mitigation Specialist - Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) | District of Arizona |
Phoenix, AZ
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist - Social Worker | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
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 Mitigation Specialist/Social Worker | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of District of Columbia |
Washington, DC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. |
Knoxville, TN
|
April 14, 2023 |
| Paralegal | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Program Analyst (TDY) | DSO - Program Operations Division | Full-Time Telework | When Filled |
| Property and Procurement Administrator | Southern District of Ohio |
Cincinnati, OH
|
When Filled |
| Property and Procurement Administrator | Western District of Texas |
San Antonio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Research & Writing Attorney | District of Connecticut |
New Haven, CT
|
April 14, 2023 |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Eastern District of Texas |
Austin, TX
|
When Filled |
| Social Worker/Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Washington |
Seattle, WA
|
When Filled |
| Staff Investigator | Federal Defenders of the Middle District of Georgia, Inc. |
Macon, GA
|
When Filled |
| Supervising Assistant Federal Public Defender - CHU | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Third Level Supervisor | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| TU Attorney | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |