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Northern District of Texas

Reed O'Connor, Chief Judge
Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court

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April 18, 2026 | Dallas Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for the position of Procurement Specialist. This position is in the U.S. District Clerk’s Office in Dallas and reports to the Procurement Supervisor. The incumbent is responsible for directing, optimizing, and coordinating full order cycle of supplies, equipment, miscellaneous services, furnishings and repairs for the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
April 17, 2026 | Dallas Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for the position of a part-time Paralegal. The paralegal position provides support services to staff attorneys. This position will also provide vital administrative assistance to the Northern District of Texas. General legal duties include providing research, drafting legal pleadings, and file management. Additional duties may include analyzing legal decisions, opinions, rulings and compiling and summarizing substantive information on statutes, treaties and specific legal subjects.
March 18, 2026 | Lubbock Division
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is recruiting for a Division Manager of the U.S. District Clerk’s Office. The 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 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 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.
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.
June 28, 2020 |
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