U.S. Magistrate Judge Maryland District Court - 4.5 Baltimore, MD Job Details Full-time $229,908 a year 11 hours ago Qualifications Bar Full Job Description Job Details for U.S. Magistrate Judge Court Name/Organization Maryland District Court Overview of the Position The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland is now accepting applications to fill a full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge position. This vacancy is due to the impending retirement of Chief Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan on May 21, 2027. The Magistrate Judge's initial duty station will be in the Northern Division, with travel to the Southern Division as case assignments require. The duty station for this position is subject to future relocation to the Southern Division depending upon the needs of the Court. Location Baltimore, MD Opening and Closing Dates 09/11/2026 - 10/16/2026

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$229,908 Position Description The duties of the position are: Conducting most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; Trying and disposing of misdemeanor cases; Conducting various pretrial matters (including ADR) and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district; and Trying and disposing of civil cases upon consent of the litigants. The basic jurisdiction of U.S. Magistrate Judges is specified in 28 U.S.C. § 636 et seq. Qualifications To be qualified for appointment an applicant must: Be, and have been for at least five years, a member in good standing of the bar at the highest court of a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, and have been engaged in the active practice of law for a period of at least five years (with some substitutes authorized); Be competent to perform all the duties of the office, be of good moral character, be emotionally stable and mature, be committed to equal justice under the law, be in good health, be patient and courteous, and be capable of deliberation and decisiveness; Be less than 70-years-old; and Not be related to a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. A Merit Selection Panel composed of attorneys and other members of the community will review all qualified applications and recommend in confidence to the District Judges at least six persons it considers best qualified. The Court will make the appointments following FBI full-field investigations and IRS tax compliance reviews for each prospective appointee. An affirmative effort will be made to ensure due consideration of all qualified candidates, including women and members of minority groups. The current salary for a U.S. Magistrate Judge is $229,908. The term of office is eight years and incumbents may be reappointed. Application Info Application forms may be obtained from the Clerk of the District Court or on-line by accessing the "Magistrate Judge Announcement" icon on the Court's homepage at www.mdd.uscourts.gov . Please note that applicants must apply personally; no nominations will be accepted. On or before Oct. 16, 2026, please submit your application, attachments and three writing samples in PDF format to: . Even though we are requiring that applications be submitted via email, applicants should also provide an original and nine copies of the completed application, attachments, and the three writing samples in a package marked

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PANEL-CONFIDENTIAL, which should be sent to: Chair, Magistrate Judge Selection Panel c/o Tina Stavrou, Human Resources Manager United States District Court for the District of Maryland 4415 U.S. Courthouse 101 West Lombard Street, Fourth Floor Baltimore, MD 21201 All applications will be kept confidential unless the applicant consents to disclosure, and all applications will be examined only by members of the Merit Selection Panel, the Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and essential staff members. The deliberations of the Merit Selection Panel and the Judges will remain confidential. The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.