APPLICATION PROCESS:
After reviewing the job description and qualifications, please prepare the following:
1. Letter of interest explaining how your professional experience qualifies you for the position. It should not exceed three pages, single spaced 12 point. Please answer the following questions:
• What is your management style or philosophy, and why do you believe it is effective?
• What have you done in the past three years to develop your professional skills, and describe what you believe to be your greatest professional attribute?
• What do you consider your most significant contributions to your district?
• What aspects of this position do you think will pose the greatest challenges for you, and how would you prepare yourself to respond to these challenges?
2. Resume
3. A complete AO 78 – Federal Judicial Branch Employment Application
4. Five professional references (no Judges)
5. A copy of your college transcript(s) with the qualifying degree(s) and date(s) awarded clearly highlighted or circled.
Please submit the above documents in one PDF via email at TXEP-HR@txep.uscourts.gov by COB on January 2, 2026.
The U.S. Probation Office reserves the right to amend or withdraw any announcement without written notice to applicants. If a subsequent vacancy of the same position becomes available within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the Chief U.S. Probation Officer may select a candidate from the original qualified applicant pool.