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Assistant Reporter of Decisions Judicial Branch Supreme Court of the United Stes Summary This is a full-time position with the Office of the Reporter of Decisions the Supreme Court of the United Stes in Washington, D.C.
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Monday, 09/20/2026, 11:59 PM ET Please note th this vacancy has a limit of 200 applicants . The job opportunity announcement will automically close if th limit is reached prior to the closing de. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a full-time position with the Office of the Reporter of Decisions the Supreme Court of the United Stes in Washington, D.C.
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Monday, 09/20/2026, 11:59 PM ET Please note th this vacancy has a limit of 200 applicants . The job opportunity announcement will automically close if th limit is reached prior to the closing de. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 200 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785 - $187,093 per year depending upon qualificions Pay scale & grade
GG 13 - 14
Promotion potential 14 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0905 Attorney Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
SCOTUS-13043577-ROD
Control number 882794200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help The Assistant Reporter of Decisions assists the Reporter of Decisions in fulfilling the Reporter's stutory responsibility to prepare the Court's decisions for initial release and official publicion in the United Stes Reports (preliminary prints and bound volumes). Responsibilities of the Assistant Reporter of Decisions may include but are not limited to:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Legal Review:
Writes, alternely with Reporter and Deputy Reporter, syllabuses for the Court's opinions. Edits the Court's opinions for accuracy and standardizion of form and style in preparion for release and publicion in the United Stes Reports. Prepares the indexes for each preliminary print of the United Stes Reports; checks clerical staff's compilion of bound volumes indexes. Reviews page proofs of the Court's opinions to upde citions and for possible further editorial changes; reads page proofs of orders, tables, and indexes, and marks cross-references, for preliminary prints. Reviews preliminary prints for possible final editorial changes prior to publicion of bound volumes.
Office Administrion:
Answers public inquiries and in-house inquiries (e.g., of Justices' law clerks). Assists Reporter in supervising the office staff and in handling miscellaneous office procedures. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Meet Experience Requirements (see Qualificions) Employment is subject to successful completion of a security background check. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
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www.sss.gov Qualificions At least three years' editorial experience in legal publishing field, particularly the managerial level, is desirable. At the full performance level, the position requires thorough knowledge of federal and ste law reports and court systems; federal stutory system; methods of legal research; and English grammar, punctuion, and spelling. General knowledge of major fields of law, with special emphasis on federal constitutional law. Demonstred aptitude for legal writing. Knowledge of legal publicion procedures, including digital publicion is desirable. Educion Law school gradue and, preferably, admission to the bar of some Ste and least five years practical experience in the field of law (practice of law, government torney, corpore torney, etc.). Additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review and assess your applicion package in comparison with the posted qualificions for the position. Your answers to the assessment questionnaire are required and used to evalue your applicion. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13043577 Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required: A cover letter A resume How to Apply Help You must upload the cover letter and resume. These two documents are required and must be received by the closing de, 09/20/2026, in order to be Please submit only these documents unless you have prior federal and/or military experience. In th case your most recent SF-50, Stement of Service, and/or DD-214 will also be required. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJobs account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJobs resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJobs account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJobs account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJobs account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion Human Resources Office Phone (202) 479-3404 hr@supremecourt.gov Address Supreme Court of the United Stes 1 First Street NE Washington, DC 20543 US Next steps Upon submission, you will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Please be advised th your applicion will not be considered complete unless all of the required documents have been received. All applicants notified once a selection has been made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required: A cover letter A resume How to Apply Help You must upload the cover letter and resume. These two documents are required and must be received by the closing de, 09/20/2026, in order to be Please submit only these documents unless you have prior federal and/or military experience. In th case your most recent SF-50, Stement of Service, and/or DD-214 will also be required. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJobs account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJobs resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJobs account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJobs account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJobs account or your applicion incomplete. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Human Resources Office Phone (202) 479-3404 hr@supremecourt.gov Address Supreme Court of the United Stes 1 First Street NE Washington, DC 20543 US Next steps Upon submission, you will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Please be advised th your applicion will not be considered complete unless all of the required documents have been received. All applicants notified once a selection has been made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 200 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785 - $187,093 per year depending upon qualificions Pay scale & grade
GG 13 - 14
Promotion potential 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
