Superior Court of the District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Two vacancies in the Office of the Magistrate Judges in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia are anticipated in the near future. The new Magistrate Judges will be appointed to serve four-year terms in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The successful applicants for these positions will be assigned to non-Family Court divisions of the Superior Court based on the needs of the Court at the time the positions are filled. Applicants assigned to non-Family Court divisions of the Superior Court include 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.

To be qualified for appointment, an applicant must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States;

(2) be an active member in good standing of the unified District of

Columbia Bar;

(3) 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;

(4) 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. D.C. Code § 11-1732 (c)(3).

(5) be competent to perform the duties of the office and be of good moral character; and

(6) make formal application to the court for the position.

An Advisory Merit Selection Panel (“Panel”) composed of lawyers and other members of the community has been established by the Court to assist the Board of Judges in identifying and recommending persons who are best qualified to fill the position of Magistrate Judge. The Committee on the Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges (“Committee”), comprised of Associate Judges of the Superior Court, will also recommend persons who are best qualified to serve as a Magistrate Judge. The Chief Judge shall consider all persons recommended by the Panel and the Committee and may consider other qualified applicants. After the closing date for submitting applications and completion of background investigations, the Chief Judge shall nominate and, with the approval of a majority of the sitting judges of the Court, appoint a new Magistrate Judge.

APPLICATION: Application forms for the position may be obtained online on the D.C. Courts Human Resources Division website. The application must be accompanied by the applicant’s resume, a signed and notarized “Authorization to Release Information, and tax form 14767. The entire application package (the application form, tax form 14767, resume, and Authorization to Release Information) must be submitted electronically on or before the close of business on September 13, 2024, to Judge Michael O’Keefe, Chair, Committee on the Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges @ MagistrateJudgeCommittee@dcsc.gov. Each of the above forms should be scanned as separate documents.

The Committee does not require letters of recommendation, letters of support, or endorsements, but will accept them. Such letters must be received by the Committee via email to MagistrateJudgeCommittee@dcsc.gov by September 16, 2024.

It is the policy and practice of the District of Columbia Courts to hire and promote employees based upon qualifications and merit only, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disabilities, national origin, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, or place of residence or business.

August 14,21, 2024

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