The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is recruiting for a term law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower. The term law clerk assists the magistrate judge with the fast-paced civil docket by preparing the judge for hearings, researching legal issues, and drafting orders and reports and recommendations. The term law clerk will work under the supervision of the magistrate judge and guidance of the career law clerk. The term law clerk will manage an assigned portion of the docket
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The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is seeking applicants for a Career Judicial Law Clerk position to support Magistrate Judge Henry J. Bemporad in the San Antonio Division. This position is anticipated to begin September 25, 2023. The Court ‘s caseload is evenly split between criminal and civil cases. The law clerk’s primary responsibility is to assist the magistrate judge in actively managing the civil docket, ensuring that cases reach trial or settlement through efficient discovery and motion practice. The
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The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is recruiting for a law clerk to Chief U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia to serve a two-year term beginning September 19, 2022. A law clerk to a district judge performs research and writing on substantive and procedural issues and is responsible for preparing bench memos, orders, and opinions on matters pending before the judge. The term law clerk will work under the supervision of the district judge and guidance of the career law
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The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is recruiting for a term law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Chestney. The term law clerk assists the magistrate judge with the civil docket by preparing the judge for hearings, researching legal issues, and drafting initial drafts of orders and reports and recommendations. The term law clerk also supports the magistrate judge with the criminal docket by managing warrant and other requests from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and by researching criminal law and
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Amended deadline date -August 31, 2021. The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in Waco, Texas. The Western District of Texas is accepting applications for this position at this time. The application must be received no later than 5:00 PM (Central Time) Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Questions may be directed to Human Resources, (210)249-4034 or TXWRecruitment@txwd.uscourts.gov. Additional information regarding the appointment and
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Effective February 22, 2021 there is a new way to log into eVoucher. Please review the CJA Training Materials page for a video presentation that will walk you through the steps necessary to complete your new login and link multiple eVoucher accounts (if applicable).
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