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Criminal Justice Act Resource Counsel Western District of Washington (Seattle & Tacoma)
December 5, 2024 | Erin Stewart

The Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington is hiring a Criminal Justice Act Resource Counsel (CJA-RC) for the Western District of Washington Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel. This is a 40-hour per week position (with some schedule flexibility depending on salary and division of responsibilities), with up to four days per week of telework. The position is based either in Seattle (where our main office is located) or in our Tacoma branch office.

Responsibilities: The CJA-RC is responsible, in collaboration with the CJA Panel Administrator and CJA Unit staff, for managing the panel of private attorneys appointed to represent indigent clients when the Federal Defender’s Office has a conflict. The local panel presently consists of 54 trial attorneys, 22 appellate attorneys, and 18 attorneys in its mentorship and training program.

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