Magistrate Judge

Court Name/Organization Ohio Southern District Court Overview of the Position The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time Magistrate Judge for the U.S.

District Court, Southern District of Ohio, to fill the vacancy of a Magistrate Judge.

The official location of the position will be Columbus, Ohio.

The appointment term is eight years.

The duties of the position are demanding and wide-ranging and will include: (1) conducting most preliminary and pretrial proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases; (3) conducting various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings in civil cases; and (4) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants.

The basic jurisdiction of a U.S.

Magistrate Judge is specified in 28 U.S.C.

§ 636.

Location Columbus, OH Opening and Closing Dates 05/15/2025 - 07/14/2025 Appointment Type Permanent Salary Starting: $227,608 Link to Court Careers Information Announcement Number 25-02 Link to Job Announcement