Job Details for Court Law Clerk
| Court Name/Organization | Texas Southern District and Bankruptcy Court |
| Overview of the Position | The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas is seeking a full-time court law clerk who will work under the supervision of Magistrate Judge Peter Bray. The appointment is for a one year term (through Sept. 30, 2027) with the possibility for renewal. The appointment could be located in any divisional office. Remote work is also available. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas is one of the largest district courts among the country's 94 federal judicial districts. The Southern District of Texas consists of the following seven divisional offices: Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston, Laredo, McAllen and Victoria. |
| Location | Houston, Galveston, Victoria, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, Remote, Anywhere in the U.S. |
| Opening and Closing Dates | 08/20/2026 - Open Until Filled |
| Appointment Type | Temporary |
| Classification Level/Grade | JSP 11-13 |
| Salary | Not specified |
| Link to Court Careers Information | https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/txsuscourts? |
| Announcement Number | 26-74 |
| Link to Job Announcement | |
Position Description
The court law clerk supports the entire district by reviewing legal submissions, performing legal research, preparing bench memoranda, drafting orders and opinions and generating reports. The court law clerk's work will focus on cases filed by litigants without lawyers (pro se litigants) and involve various areas of substantive law such as real property foreclosures, civil rights, torts, contracts, and various federal and state statutory causes of action. The court law clerk may also perform case management duties through the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system as well as administrative office functions such as editing, proofreading, telephone communications, written correspondence, and scheduling as needed.
The court law clerk works cooperatively with members of chambers staff across the district, as well as staff in other court units, in order to effectively support the judges of the Southern District of Texas with the pro se litigant case load.
Employee Benefits
Salary Range: JSP 11 to JSP 13, depending on qualifications and/or prior federal judicial law clerk experience.
The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.