Two vacancies in the Office of the Magistrate Judges in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia are anticipated. The new Magistrate Judges will be appointed to serve four-year terms in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  

Duties

The successful applicants for these positions will be assigned to the Family Court or to other Divisions of the Superior Court based on the needs of the court at the time the positions are filled. If an applicant is assigned to the Family Court, the duties of the position will include the following:  conduct hearings, make findings and enter interim and final orders or judgments in uncontested or contested proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Family Court and the Domestic Violence Unit of the Superior Court, excluding jury trials and trials of felony cases.  If an applicant is assigned to other Divisions of the Superior Court, the duties of the position will include the following:  conducting preliminary proceedings in criminal cases (e.g., bond hearings, initial probation revocation hearings, and preliminary hearings) and presiding over certain civil non-jury trials. The current salary for this position is $199,654 per annum. 

Requirements

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]