| United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit |
Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity
Northern District of California - San Jose
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| The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for the position of Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of California. The person selected for this position will maintain chambers in San Jose, CA. This position will be available on August 31, 2010, although the selection process may take up to 10 months to complete. |
| The term of office is 14 years with a possible renewal appointment subject to reappointment procedures. The current salary is $160,080 per annum. No relocation expenses are payable. |
| The Court of Appeals uses an open and competitive selection process. All applications are screened by a Merit Screening Committee which selects a limited number of applicants for interview and contacts their references. From the initial group of interviewees, selected applicants will be referred for further interview by a committee of circuit judges which then submits a recommendation of nomination to the Court of Appeals. The nominated applicant will be required to satisfy FBI and IRS background investigations prior to appointment. |
| Basic qualifications for consideration include: (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in goodstanding in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience(certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. |
| Application forms and more information may be obtained by contacting the address and/or telephone/fax numbers listed below. The application may also be downloaded from our website at www.ce9.uscourts.gov . Applicants are advised to allow for sufficient time to complete and submit the application. Applications must be in the format required by the Ninth Circuit and received by 5 p.m., Friday, January 15, 2010. |
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Application forms may also be obtained by contacting:
Ms. Tina Brier, Assistant Circuit Executive for Human Resources
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Office of the Circuit Executive
95 Seventh Street, Suite 429 or P.O. Box 193939
San Francisco, CA 94103-1518
Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN |
Telephone: (415) 355-8910
Fax: (415) 355-8901
Personnel@ce9.uscourts.gov
www.ce9.uscourts.gov
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Deadline for receipt of all completed application materials:
Friday, January 15, 2010, 5 p.m. |
| The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. |
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