Scholarship · Federal Public and Community Defenders (Defender Services Office, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
Federal Defender Fellowship Program - Non-Capital Track
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- Scholarship
- Organisation
- Federal Public and Community Defenders (Defender Services Office, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
- Found
- 26 September 2026
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Funding: Salary at Judiciary Salary Plan (JSP) Grade 11-13 depending on experience, comparable to the federal General Schedule (GS) pay scale, with locality pay adjustments. Who can apply: Graduating law students and attorneys early in their careers (recent law graduates); U.S. work eligibility required as fellows become employees of federal defender organizations. Length: 2 years. Full federal-employee-comparable benefits package as an employee of a host federal defender organization; structured training and mentorship in indigent federal criminal defense. Field: Criminal Justice and Legal Reform. Deadline: January 29, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET) for the 2026-2028 non-capital cohort; new cycle deadlines are announced annually.
Last checked 8 October 2026. Found via Fellowships For Free (CC BY 4.0).