United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit
District of Hawaii

Deadline: February 27, 2020 (5 p.m.)

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from all qualified persons for the position of Federal Public Defender (FPD) for the District of Hawaii. This position will be available on or after July 15, 2020.

The FPD Office is headquartered in Honolulu, HI. The appointee will manage an annual budget of $3.2 million and an office of approximately 15 employees, which includes attorneys, paralegals, investigators, and administrative personnel. The term of appointment is four years, renewable upon demonstration of highly satisfactory performance in office. The current authorized annual salary is $170,800. The Office of the Federal Public Defender provides federal criminal defense services to individuals unable to afford counsel. An applicant must satisfy the following conditions: (1) be admitted to practice before the highest court of at least one state; (2) be a member in good standing of every state Bar of which he/she is a member; (3) have a minimum of 5 years of criminal practice, preferably with significant federal criminal trial experience; (4) possess administrative expertise; (5)

The completed and signed original application must be sent to the Office of the Circuit Executive, and a scanned version of the completed application uploaded to the Ninth Circuit Federal Public Defender Application System (https://recruit.ce9.uscourts.gov) by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2020.

Download full vacancy announcement here.

Telephone: (415) 355-8985
Email: cja@ce9.uscourts.gov
Website: https://recruit.ce9.uscourts.gov