The U.S. District Court requires employees to adhere to a code of conduct which is available on the judiciary’s website at
The selectee for this position is subject to a criminal record check and satisfactory adjudication by the employing office to be eligible for employment. Due to the sensitivity level of this position, candidates may be asked about their criminal history prior to receiving a tentative offer of employment. Candidates completing the AO-78 must complete questions 18-20 regarding their criminal history. Criminal history is not in itself disqualifying. All available information, past and present, favorable, and unfavorable, about the reliability and trustworthiness of an individual will be considered when making an employment suitability determination. Providing false and/or misleading information may be grounds for removal from the application and selection process, as well as disciplinary action if discovered after an individual’s date of hire.
Due to the volume of applications received, only the best qualified applicants will be invited for personal interviews. The U.S. District Court is a smoke-free environment. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible to work in the United States.
About the Court and the Clerk’s Office
The Middle District of North Carolina is a young Court, established in 1927 in response to an influx of bootlegging cases from Prohibition. Later, as the region became the manufacturing hub of the state, the Middle District grew in importance. Now, as the Court looks to celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2027, it continues to hear a wide variety of civil and criminal cases. The Court currently has four authorized district judgeships and three magistrate judges. The Court prides itself on its collegiality and civility, both internally and externally with the Bar, litigants, and external partners. It has three courthouses. Greensboro and Winston-Salem have both district and magistrate judges. Durham has one magistrate judge. The district does not have divisions.
The Clerk’s Office has 37 employees. All but five are stationed in Greensboro. They come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Some have decades of experience in the Middle District, while some (including the Clerk) joined after serving in other fields and professions. They share a common pride in supporting the Court and its Judges. The Clerk’s Office’s current strategic priorities include modernization, automation, and developing recruitment pipelines for future employees and leadership opportunities for current ones, all while being good stewards of taxpayer resources.
Conditions of Employment
Employment will be considered provisional pending the successful completion of a ten-year, full-field Office of Personnel Management background investigation. The incumbent will be subject to updated background investigations every five years. Employees of the U.S. Courts serve under “Excepted Appointments” and are considered “at will” employees.
