The United States District Court and the Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the Central District of California is the nation’s largest federal trial court, serving seven counties and a population of approximately 19.4 million people, approximately 50 percent of the entire population of the State of California. The Court is the site of many high-profile trials. The district has three divisional offices located in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Riverside, 28 authorized District Judges, 12 Senior Judges and 24 Magistrate Judges. The Eastern Division serves Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with a Clerk’s Office staff of fourteen (14) that provide support to three (3) district judges and three (3) magistrate judges. The position is open to all eligible candidates and is available beginning on December 15, 2025.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Deputy-in-Charge is a member of the management team reporting directly to the Chief Deputy of Operations. The incumbent performs a full-range of high level functional and supervisory duties. The Deputy-in-Charge is administratively and technically responsible for all work accomplished by overseeing the employees in a divisional office. As part of the management team, the Deputy-in-Charge works closely with the senior management team to develop short and long-range improvement plans for the court, including the development, implementation, and refinement of the office policies, procedures, and programs. This is a Non-Executive High-Sensitive position within the federal judiciary.