Job opening: Magistrate Judge
Salary: $199 654 per year
Published at: Mar 07 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
One vacancy is anticipated in the Office of the Magistrate Judges in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The new Magistrate Judge will be appointed to serve a four-year term.
Duties
The successful applicant for this position will be assigned to the Family Court of the Superior Court.The duties for a Magistrate Judge assigned to the Family Court will include the following: conducting hearings, making findings, and entering interim and final orders or judgments in uncontested or contested proceedings. The current salary for this position is $199,654 per annum.
Qualifications
To be qualified for appointment, an applicant must:
be a citizen of the United States;
be an active member in good standing of the unified District of Columbia Bar;
for five (5) years immediately preceding appointment, have been engaged in the active practice of law in the District of Columbia, or on the faculty of a law school in the District of Columbia, or employed as a lawyer by the District of Columbia or United States Government, or any combination of the foregoing, and for applicants to the Family Court, at least three (3) years of training or experience in the practice of family law as a lawyer or judicial officer;
be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and have maintained an actual place of abode in the District for at least ninety (90) days immediately prior to appointment and retain such residency during service as Magistrate Judge. C. Code § 11-1732 (c)(3).
OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR FAMILY COURT APPLICANTS:
be a bona fide resident of the areas consisting of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties, and the City of Alexandria in Virginia, have maintained an actual place of abode in such area, or the District of Columbia for at least five (5) years prior to appointment, and certify that the individual will become a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia not later than ninety (90) days after appointment. D.C. Code § 11-1732A (b)(5)(A)(B);
be competent to perform the duties of the office and be of good moral character; and
make formal application to the court for the position.
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]
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