United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas seeks to appoint a full-time magistrate judge for its McAllen Division.
The duties of the position are demanding and wide-ranging: (1) conduct most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from district judges; and (4) trial and disposition of civil cases on consent of the litigants.  The basic jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge is specified in 28 U.S.C. § 636.
For the full announcement, which includes required qualifications and other important information, as well as the required questionnaire, go to the Court's website: www.txs.uscourts.gov.

Your completed application for this position MUST include one completed and signed questionnaire with a recent 2 ½" x 3" color photo of you attached to the front in PDF format and one writing sample (in PDF format, maximum file size up to 10 MB each;
You may also upload desired supplemental materials (maximum file size is 10 MB each) in PDF format;
If you prefer to submit hard copies of your questionnaire and supplemental materials, see the questionnaire for instructions.

Materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2020.