To qualify for the position, an applicant must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. For positions up to and including JSP 16, applicants must possess three years of progressively responsible specialized experience earned after the bachelor's degree was conferred. Specialized experience includes progressively responsible experience in the investigation, supervision, counseling, and guidance of offenders in community corrections or pretrial services programs.
For positions above JSP-16, applicants must possess three years of progressively responsible specialized experience and three years of substantial management experience earned after the bachelor's degree was conferred. Substantial management experience is high-level administrative experience that provided a thorough understanding of the organizational, procedural, and human aspects of managing an organization, including financial management, space and facilities management, oversight of information technology and human resources functions, and long and short-range planning. Possible titles indicative of this experience outside the judiciary include president or vice president in charge of several departments or offices, director or assistant director in charge of several departments or offices, and head manager or owner-operator of a medium to large company. Possible titles within the judiciary include deputy chief probation officer, deputy chief pretrial services officer, assistant deputy chief probation officer, assistant deputy chief pretrial services officer, and other court unit executive or Type II second-in-command positions. Experience as a police officer, FBI agent, customs agent, U.S. marshal, or a similar law enforcement position does not satisfy the specialized experience requirement, except for qualifying criminal investigation experience.
