United States Courts

Summary:The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Virginia is accepting applications for a Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender (SAFPD) in our Norfolk office. Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. 3006A, the office provides legal representation to indigent defendants in federal criminal cases and related matters.Duties:The SAFPD will represent c...

Summary:The Pro Se Staff Attorney provides legal advice and assistance to the Court in connection with non-habeas corpus civil cases involving pro se litigants, the majority of which allege civil rights violations. The Pro Se Staff Attorney monitors the filings in such cases and drafts appropriate opinions and orders. This is a two-year position and has a term end date of Sept. 30, 2028. Subject to budgetary ap...

Summary:The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is accepting applications for a full-time, permanent Staff Attorney. The JPML is a statutory national court governed principally by 28 U.S.C. 1407 with the authority to "centralize" related actions pending in different districts by transferring the cases to a single district for pretrial management. JPML Staff Attorneys provide substantive legal analysis, a...