The District of Columbia Courts are comprised of the Court of Appeals, the Superior Court and the Court System. The Executive Officer serves at the pleasure of the Chief Judges and the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration of the District of Columbia Courts. The Executive Officer is responsible for the administration and management of the District of Columbia Courts.  Directly supervises the Deputy Executive Officer and the Clerks of the Court.  

Duties

Essential Duties:

Requirements

• Background and security investigation are required.
• This position is Excepted Service appointment.

Qualifications

Must be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia or become one within 180 days of appointment. A Master’s degree in business, public administration, judicial administration or a related field or a law degree.  A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible administrative and management experience. To qualify you must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Court Executive Service Core Qualifications (CESCQ) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the SES/CES level in the federal/DC Court service or its equivalent in the public/private sector. Candidates must possess senior level management and technical experience. Candidates experience must have been at a high level of difficulty to show clearly that the candidate possesses the professional and technical, as well as program knowledge, skills, and abilities outlines under the five CESCQ. Failure to meet the basic qualification and address the CESCQ factors automatically disqualifies an applicant.

Education

To qualify based on education, upload a copy of your college transcript or degree. The transcript must show the name of the college or university, your name, list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for District of Columbia Courts employment.  You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.  

Foreign Education: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must upload a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript at time of application to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address District of Columbia Courts Moultrie Building 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 United States
• Name: G. Brandon
• Phone: 202-879-8159
• Email: [email protected]