JOB SUMMARY

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is seeking applicants for a criminal law clerk position which will serve the Court’s three Magistrate Judges, on a rotating basis. The incumbent will be responsible for management of the criminal duty Magistrate Judge’s criminal caseload. This will include case management and scheduling, substantively reviewing filings and other processes, research and writing on a range of criminal law issues, preparing bench memoranda, and drafting orders, opinions and reports and recommendations on matters pending before the Magistrate Judges. The incumbent will work closely with all of the Court’s Magistrate Judges and assist in preparing them for their daily criminal calendar. The initial appointment is for more than one year and one day, but may be renewed at the discretion of the Court.

More information at:

2021_03_Law_Clerk_Criminal.pdf