Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship. In order to be compensated with appropriated funds for a position within the continental United States, applicants must be:
- Lawful permanent resident (i.e., green card holder) who is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B).
Note: Some noncitizen applicants who are permanent residents may not yet be eligible to apply for citizenship at the time they begin. Such individuals may still lawfully be employed if they provide an affidavit indicating that they intend to apply for citizenship when they become eligible to do so.
Employees of the U.S. District Court are not included in the government’s Civil Service classification and are at-will employees.
All employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees available for public review on the USCourts.gov website.
All applicants considered for the position will be required to undergo a thorough background investigation, which includes an FBI fingerprint check, and subsequent re-investigations, as the position involves handling of confidential and highly sensitive information. The selectee may be appointed provisionally, and retention will depend upon favorable suitability determination of the background investigation.
Some travel may be required for this position.
