PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 18TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21000985

Requisition No: 887602 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 18TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21000985

 Pay Plan: Pub.DefndrsJAC

Position Number: 21000985 

Salary:  $80,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 02/28/2027 

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Firm: Public Defender, 18th Judicial Circuit, Brevard & Seminole Counties

Locations: Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, Sanford, greater Orlando

Who we are: The Public Defender is appointed by judges to represent clients in criminal, juvenile and mental health matters in Florida's courts. We are responsible for defending individuals who face the loss of their liberty and are determined by the court to be unable to pay for a private attorney.

Position Information: Entry-Level Assistant Public Defender position in Brevard and Seminole Counties of Florida.  Starting salary is $80,000, plus excellent benefits (e.g. $9 a month health insurance; $30 for the entire family) as an employee of the State of Florida.  Assistant Public Defenders who are first time home buyers are eligible for money for down payment and closing costs under the Hometown Heroes Program of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.  The Public Defender hires out-of-state Bar members who are not licensed to practice law in Florida under Rule 11-1.9 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, Certification of Members of Out-of-State Bars (see rule for details, conditions).  The Public Defender can hire law school graduates who failed the Florida Bar examination if the graduate has gotten an initial letter of clearance from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners under Rule 11-1.8.

Required: Cover letter, resume, name and phone number of two references. Interviews can be done by Zoom if applicant is not in Florida.

Website: http://www.18thjudicialcircuitpublicdefender.com/

Address: Administrative Office, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building E, Melbourne, Florida 32940

Interviewer: Blaise Trettis, Public Defender

Contact: Email: clebeau@pd18.net

Phone: 321-617-7373 Ext. 7, Opt. 4

Fax: 321-633-2122

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.