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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Assistant (Temp) | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Administrative Officer | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | District of New Jersey |
Newark, NJ
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Eastern District of Virginia |
Norfolk, VA
|
July 28, 2024 |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Northern District of Florida |
Tallahassee, FL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator | Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Montgomery, AL
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator (Temporary) | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
San Diego, CA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Computer Systems Administrator / Litigation Support Specialist | Middle District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defenders of Montana |
Helena, MT
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Flint, MI
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Inc. |
Pocatello, ID
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Defender - Capital 2255 Unit | Indiana Federal Community Defender, Inc. |
Indianapolis, IN
|
July 26, 2024 |
| Assistant Federal Defender- Capital Habeas Unit | Federal Community Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, PA
|
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 | Western District of Texas |
Waco, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Gulfport, MS
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
July 31, 2024 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Brooklyn, NY
|
August 5, 2024 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Northern District of Oklahoma |
Tulsa, OK
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Rapid City, SD
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa |
Davenport, IA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Pierre, SD
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Virginia |
Charlottesville, VA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Bismarck, ND
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Scranton, PA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Louisiana |
Shreveport, LA
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Kansas |
Kansas City, KS
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | District of Colorado |
Denver, CO
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
July 31, 2024 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender | Western District of Texas |
Del Rio, TX
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender (Appellate Attorney) | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
July 29, 2024 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender (Trial Attorney) | Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA
|
July 29, 2024 |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender - Appeals | District of Puerto Rico |
San Juan, PR
|
When Filled |
| Assistant Federal Public Defender-Non-Capital Habeas Unit | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas, NV
|
When Filled |
| Budget Analyst | DSO - Program Operations Division |
Washington, DC
|
July 29, 2024 |
| Capital Mitigation Specialist | Western District of Missouri |
Kansas city, MO
|
When Filled |
| Case Management Assistant | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
Muskogee, OK
|
When Filled |
| CJA Panel Managing Attorney | Eastern District of California |
Sacramento, CA
|
July 31, 2024 |
| Clerical Assistant | Western District of Missouri |
Springfield, MO
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
| Computer Systems Administrator | Middle District of Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg, PA
|
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 |
| Federal Public Defender | Western District of Tennessee |
Nashville, TN
|
August 22, 2024 |
| Federal Public Defender | Western District of Arkansas |
Fayetteville, AR
|
When Filled |
| Human Resources Director | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
New York, NY
|
July 31, 2024 |
| Information Technology Support Specialist | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburg, PA
|
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 | District of Connecticut |
Hartford, CT
|
July 26, 2024 |
| Investigator/Mitigation Specialist | District of Delaware |
Wilmington, DE
|
When Filled |
| Leadership Training Meeting Planner | District of Kansas |
Kansas City, KS
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant (Capital Habeas Unit) | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
When Filled |
| Legal Assistant (Temporary) | Districts of South Dakota and North Dakota |
Rapid City, SD
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Investigator | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. |
Central Islip, NY
|
August 5, 2024 |
| Mitigation Specialist | District of Arizona |
Tucson, AZ
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc. |
Atlanta, GA
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist | Southern District of Texas |
Houston, TX
|
When Filled |
| Mitigation Specialist- Trial Unit | Southern District of Ohio |
Dayton, OH
|
July 29, 2024 |
| 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 Missouri |
Kansas City, MO
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Springfield, MA
|
July 31, 2024 |
| Paralegal | District of New Jersey |
Trenton, NJ
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal | Eastern District of Virginia |
Norfolk, VA
|
July 28, 2024 |
| Paralegal | District of South Carolina |
Columbia, SC
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal or Assistant Paralegal | Western District of Texas |
Alpine, TX
|
When Filled |
| Paralegal/Litigation Support | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
August 10, 2024 |
| Personnel Administrator | Western District of Missouri |
Kansas City, MO
|
When Filled |
| Procurement Specialist | Western District of Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Federal Community Defender of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Detroit, MI
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi |
Jackson, MS
|
When Filled |
| Research and Writing Specialist | District of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Islands |
Boston, MA
|
July 31, 2024 |
| Sentencing Resource Counsel Attorney (Director) | District of Arizona | Full-Time Telework | August 23, 2024 |
| Social Worker/Mitigation Specialist | District of Nevada |
Las Vegas,
|
When Filled |
| Spanish Interpreter - Part-Time | Southern District of Florida |
Miami, FL
|
August 10, 2024 |
| Spanish-English Legal Interpreter | District of New Mexico |
Albuquerque, NM
|
August 25, 2024 |
| Supervisory Administrative Assistant | Western District of Texas |
El Paso, TX
|
When Filled |
| Trial Attorney (Los Angeles) | Central District of California |
Los Angeles, CA
|
August 12, 2024 |
| Trial Unit Investigator | Eastern District of Arkansas |
Little Rock, AR
|
When Filled |