The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for a West Texas Division Manager of the U.S. District Clerk’s Office. The West Texas Division Manager provides leadership and direction to the Abilene, Amarillo, and San Angelo Divisions of the District Clerk’s Office and is also responsible for day-to-day management of the Lubbock Division. As a member of the District Clerk’s Office senior management team, the West Texas Division Manager serves an important role as liaison with federal district and magistrate judges and their chambers, the public, and other governmental entities, such as the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Federal Public Defender’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, and General Services Administration in matters affecting Court operations. The West Texas Division Manager also helps ensure compliance with internal controls and recommends, establishes, and implements both long- and short-term goals under the Clerk’s Office strategic plan.
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March 17, 2026 | Dallas Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for the position of Operations Support Specialist/Relief Courtroom Deputy. This position is in the District Clerk’s Office in Dallas, Texas.
Duties of the incumbent include but are not limited to: assists in managing a judge’s caseload, provides courtroom assistance to the judges, and completes monthly civil and criminal reports when necessary in relief of assigned courtroom deputies. The incumbent also maintains the official case events summary on the docket (civil and criminal) from opening to final disposition and provides relief services in all operations duties- jury, appeals, cashiering, financial reconciliation, intake, records management, etc. The incumbent also serves as a liaison among the clerk’s office, the bar, federal and state agencies, and the judges to ensure that cases proceed smoothly and efficiently.
March 17, 2026 | Dallas Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for Jury/Naturalization Clerk in Dallas, Texas. The incumbent will assist with jury management for both petit and grand jurors and with the naturalization functions at the Dallas office. Duties include, but are not limited to: selecting, qualifying, summoning, and paying jurors; assisting with arranging ceremonies to naturalize applicants for citizenship; and conducting juror orientation.
March 13, 2026 | Lubbock Division
The Operations Support Specialist is a member of the operations section of the Bankruptcy Clerk’s Office. The incumbent is responsible for all facets of case progression, including opening cases, docketing, managing cases from inception to conclusion, ensuring accuracy of electronic case filing system entries, and responding to inquiries regarding filings. The incumbent reports to the Lubbock Operations Support Workleader.
March 13, 2026 | Lubbock Division
The Operations Support Workleader for the Lubbock Division reports directly to the Chief Deputy. The Operations Support Workleader is responsible for assisting the Division by coordinating the operations support section in Lubbock, including intake, docketing, quality control, case management, and records management.
February 18, 2026 | Lubbock Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for the position of Operations Support Specialist. This position is in the District Clerk’s Office in Lubbock, Texas. The incumbent provides front line customer service, maintains official case records, reviews submitted documents to determine conformity with federal rules, processes new case information and documents, and processes mail and payments.
February 18, 2026 | Dallas Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is seeking a full-time Career Law Clerk to United States District Judge Ada E. Brown. A career law clerk performs substantive analysis, research, and writing; assists the judge with case management in all phases of litigation; and drafts bench memos, opinions, and orders on matters pending before the judge. The position is available immediately.
February 12, 2026 | Dallas Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for the position of Staff Attorney/Pro Se Law Clerk. The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to: reviewing motions to proceed in forma pauperis; screening prisoner petitions and motions, motions to vacate sentence, and civil rights complaints; and assisting judges with all aspects of prisoner case management. The position is also responsible for drafting appropriate recommendations and orders for judge approval. Further, the position requires the selected candidate to work on cases for multiple judges.
December 17, 2025 | San Angelo Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for the position of Operations Support Specialist. This position is in the District Clerk’s Office in San Angelo, Texas. The incumbent provides front line customer service, maintains official case records, reviews submitted documents to determine conformity with federal rules, processes new case information and documents, and processes mail and payments.
June 28, 2020 |
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