PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER Job at Justice Administrative Commission, Fort Pierce, FL

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  • Justice Administrative Commission
  • Fort Pierce, FL

Job Description

PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21008891

Date:  Apr 14, 2026


The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our  E-Verify Website .

Requisition No: 872211 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER - 21008891

Pay Plan: Pub.DefndrsJAC PIB

Position Number: 21008891 

Salary:  $80,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/16/2026 

Total Compensation Estimator 

PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 19TH CIRCUIT-ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER – 008891

WE NEED YOU!

Experienced trial lawyers are needed for the 19th Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office. We have it all! CLE seminars, top-rated computer and video technology, competitive salaries, and full benefits. A career, not a job. Salary beginning at $80,000.

Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience and be a member in good standing with The Florida Bar, license required. Visit us at EEOC. .

Benefits

  • State Group Health Insurance (premiums as low as $8.34 a month)
  • Enrollment in the Florida Retirement System
  • à $25,000.00 life insurance policy                                    
  • à Annual leave - 13 days per year, increases with length of service
  • à Sick leave - 13 days per year
  • à Paid holidays – 13 days per year
  • à Short-term disability insurance - paid by the State of Florida
  • à State retirement benefits - vesting after 8 years in pension plan or 1 year in the investment plan
  • à Optional employee paid supplement insurance plans available (vision, dental, cancer, hospitalization, and disability)
  • à Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) - Applies to pension plan members, and will result in a lump sum payment of accumulated benefits, for a period of up to eight years
  • à Deferred compensation – option of saving portion of monthly salary in a tax-sheltered account
  • à Opportunities to earn CLE credits and attend a variety of conferences
  • à Florida Bar dues paid by the office every year

Hiring for Ft. Pierce (St. Lucie County), Stuart (Martin County), Vero (Indian River County), Okeechobee (Okeechobee County)

To apply, email resume and cover letter to: Didi.Dickson@pd19.org

Honorable Diamond R. Litty

216 South Second Street

Ft. Pierce, FL 34950

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.

Location:  FORT PIERCE, FL, US, 34950


Nearest Major Market: Port Saint Lucie

Job Tags

Temporary work, Work at office

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