The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for Bankruptcy Judgeships for the Northern District of California in San Francisco and San Jose. The selection process may take up to 18 months to complete. The official duty stations for these positions are San Francisco, California and San Jose, California. The term of office is 14 years with a possible renewal appointment subject to reappointment procedures. The current salary is $227,608 per annum. Relocation expenses are not reimbursable.

The deadline for receipt of all application materials, including hard copy via mail delivery and electronic copy via email: 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) on Thursday, February 5, 2026.

The full public notice for the bankruptcy judge positions, the applications, and instructions for applicants may be downloaded here.