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Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Jobs in Houston, USA at Department Of Justice
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If you are interested in a rewarding and challenging career, this is the position for you!
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If you are interested in a rewarding and challenging career, this is the position for you!
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Open & closing dates
04/10/2026 to 05/08/2026
Salary $151,661 – $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
New Orleans, LA
Fort Snelling, MN
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Kansas City, MO
Omaha, NE
Memphis, TN
Dallas, TX
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Harlingen, TX
Houston, TX
Laredo, TX
San Antonio, TX
Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Senior Executive
Promotion potential
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Job family (Series)
* 0905 Attorney
Supervisory status Yes Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Trust determination process
* Credentialing
* Suitability/Fitness
* National security
Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit status No
Announcement number DE-AR Control number
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U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees – Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales.
Federal employees – Excepted service
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.
Senior executives
Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
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This vacancy announcement is open to all U.S Citizens
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This position is designated as SES General and may be filled by either a Career or Noncareer Senior Executive Service member.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) seeks highly-qualified individuals to join our team of expert professionals in becoming a part of our challenging and rewarding Agency. The primary mission of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously, and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation’s immigration laws. Under delegated authority from the Attorney General, EOIR conducts immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings.
EOIR consists of three adjudicatory components:
The Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which is responsible for managing the Immigration Courts where Immigration Judges (IJ’s) adjudicate individual cases; the Board of Immigration Appeals, which primarily conducts appellate reviews of these IJ decisions; and the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, which adjudicates immigration-related employment cases.
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice. Incumbent serves as the Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge. This position enjoys the full delegated authority of the Regional Deputy to manage a variety of immigration court activities within a designated region as a member of the senior management team for the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge.
Typical work assignments will include:
* Directing oversight of activities of formal, quasi-judicial hearings, and proceedings conducted by Immigration Judges within a designated region.
* Rendering expert advice and guidance to executive and senior leadership on complex legal matters which may relate to operational decisions or precedent-setting court decisions and/or actions.
* Managing the analysis and evaluation of judicial decisions to determine impact on immigration judges, court policies and procedures, and/or the immigration judge program.
* Collaborating with the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge (ACIJ) to monitor performance of Immigration Judges to ensure appropriate judicial behavior and temperament.
* Developing budget and staffing requirements keeping within the framework of budgetary limitations and guiding policies.
* Managing and overseeing or formally evaluating the ACIJ cadre and IJ Corps.
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Conditions of employment
* You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
* You must complete a background investigation, credit check, and drug test.
* You must file a financial disclosure statement in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
* Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
* Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service are subject to a one-year probationary period.
* Executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the SES must be certified by an independent Qualifications Review Board based on criteria established by OPM.
* Applicants who completed a Candidate Development Program (CDP) and have ECQs certified by an OPM…
Title: Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge
Company: Department Of Justice
Location: Houston, USA
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