The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas is soliciting qualified applicants in order to appoint a full-time United States magistrate judge for its Laredo Division. The current annual salary of the position is $194,028. The term of office is 8 years.

The notice with instructions for making application is available on the Court's website. The notice and instructions are also available in the office of the United States District Clerk at Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston, Laredo, McAllen and Victoria. 

All applications will be kept confidential, unless the applicant consents to disclosure. Applications will be examined only by members of the merit selection committee and judges of the district court. The committee's deliberations will remain confidential.