Southern District of Texas

Supervisory Probation Officer

Laredo, TX

Closing Date: July 17, 2025 (Central Time)

Southern Texas SUSPO

Apply by Submitting 

1. A cover letter explaining your interest in pursuing this position, and how your experience relates to the stated duties and responsibilities, and why you are the most qualified applicant.

 2. A resume, which includes dates of employment, duties and responsibilities, and key accomplishments.

 3. On a separate document (not to exceed three pages) provide your written response to the following:

The Federal Judicial Center has developed Leadership and Managerial Competencies for many of the professional positions within the Judiciary. There are 13 competencies identified for the position of Supervisors and Managers (Management and Professional Development Education (Link)). Select two of the competencies and provide examples of occasions when you have effectively executed the associated behaviors of each competency.

Northern District of Texas

Chief Probation Officer

Dallas, TX

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Northern Texas-Chief Probation Officer

How to Apply:

Qualified applicants may submit a

detailed resume, letter of application

(must clearly describe the applicant’s

management/leadership style and

experience and address any other

skills and/or training that make the

applicant qualified to perform the

duties of chief probation officer),

salary history and the names and

titles of three professional references

who are personally familiar with the

applicant’s work, along with contact

information for each reference

(telephone number, e-mail address,

and mailing address) email to:

humanresources@txnd.uscourts.gov

Western District of Tennessee

United States Probation Officer Assistant

Memphis, TN

Closing Date: July 4, 2025

Western Tennessee-USPOA

Application Process

• Interested applicants must submit: (1) letter of interest; (2) a current resume; (3) contact information for three professional references; (4) AO-78, Federal Judicial Branch Application for Employment (Download from http://www.uscourts.gov ); and (5) AO78B. AO78

• Applications should be sent as a single pdf to: tnwpjobs@tnwd.uscourts.gov

• Applicants should include the announcement number (25-04) in the subject line of their email. Candidates will be assessed on their relevant experience; education and training; writing exercise (those selected for an interview may be subject to a writing exercise); and the strength of their interview.

• We will only communicate with those applicants selected for an interview.

Eastern District of California

Frenso, Visalia, or Bakersfield

Supervisory Probation Officer

Closing Date: Open Until Filed

Eastern District of California-SUSPO

APPLICATION PROCESS



To apply for this position, qualified candidates must submit the following in one pdf document in the following order:

• a cover letter addressed to Chief U.S. Probation Officer Mindy McQuivey, 501 I Street, Suite 2500,

Sacramento, CA 95814 stating your preferred duty station and discipline (presentence or post-conviction),

highlighted qualities, strengths, and values you bring to this position, and why you want to be a U.S.

Probation Officer.

• a detailed resume

• AO-78, Federal Judicial Branch Application for Employment, Revised 5/2024

(download from http://www.caep.uscourts.gov or http://www.uscourts.gov/

• please email the titled pdf document (Last Name – First Name – 25-03) to caep_hr@caep.uscourts.gov