NOTICE OF VACANCY FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for appointment as the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Texas. The office is headquartered at Tyler, Texas. Regular overnight travel throughout the district is required. The terms of appointment and reappointment are four years.
The selection process will be confidential and competitive. Only those persons with a law degree whose character, experience, ability, and integrity qualify them to serve in the Judicial Branch should apply. Persons will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.
Interested candidates should download the selection procedures and an application form available below. Completed applications (six collated copies) should be mailed to Theodore P. Cominos, Circuit Executive, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 600 Camp Street, Room 100, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Additionally, a PDF version of the completed application form should be emailed to etxfpd@ca5.uscourts.gov. DEADLINE FOR FILING COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS FEBRUARY 28, 2020.
NOTICE OF VACANCY UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TYLER, TEXAS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas at Tyler. The position will require regular overnight travel to other divisions within the Eastern District of Texas.
The selection process will be confidential and competitive. The current annual salary is $199,088. Only those persons with a law degree whose character, experience, ability, and impartiality qualify them to serve in the Judicial Branch should apply. Persons shall be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.
The qualification standards and an application form are available below. Four completed applications (with writing samples) should be mailed to Theodore P. Cominos, Circuit Executive, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 600 Camp Street, Room 100, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Additionally, a PDF version of the completed application form (no writing samples) should be emailed to etxbankruptcy@ca5.uscourts.gov. DEADLINE FOR FILING COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS FEBRUARY 28, 2020. APPLICANTS FOR THIS BANKRUPTCY JUDGE POSITION DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT A FORM AO78
The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (eff. Dec. 1, 2018) govern procedure in the United States courts of appeals. The Supreme Court first adopted the Rules of Appellate Procedure by order dated December 4, 1967, transmitted to Congress on January 15, 1968, and effective July 1, 1968. The Appellate Rules and accompanying forms were last amended in 2019. Please refer to House Document 116-68 for the text of the amended rules, and the accompanying committee notes effective December 1, 2019.