Overview of the Position
The U.S. Probation Office for the Southern District of Texas is one of the largest federal probation offices among the country's 94 federal judicial districts. U.S. Probation is part of the federal judiciary, and together with the district courts, the appellate courts and the Supreme Court, make up the judicial branch of the federal government. The Southern District of Texas consists of the following seven divisional offices: Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston, Laredo, McAllen and Victoria. The Probation Administrative Assistant assists the probation officer in his/her investigation and supervision responsibilities. This position is not a career path to becoming a U.S. Probation Officer and any experience gained in this position will not provide an applicant with an advantage over other applicants in future Probation Officer hiring initiatives.
