Court Law Clerk

United States Courts; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Courts seeks a court law clerk to support four rotating magistrate judges in the District of Columbia. The role includes managing the criminal duty magistrate judge’s caseload, scheduling, reviewing filings, researching and writing on criminal law topics, and drafting bench memoranda, orders, opinions, and recommendations.

The incumbent will assist judges in preparing for their daily criminal calendar and will serve a term authorized from Oct. 5, 2026, through Sept.

Job description

Overview of the Position

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is seeking applicants for a court law clerk position which will serve the court’s four 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. This position is authorized from Oct. 5, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2028, regardless of the date of hire and is subject to the availability of funds The selected candidate will serve no more than one year, unless extended by the court.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.