Montgomery County Assistant Chief, Appellate Division

EXEMPT:  Yes
DEPARTMENT:  District Attorney
POSITION REPORTING:  CHIEF, APPELLATE DIVISION
SALARY RANGE: 95,428.00
LAST UPDATE:  08/2024

SUMMARY:

The Assistant Chief of the Appellate Division provides managerial support to the Division Chief in that this position (1) directly supervises, trains, monitors, and mentors Assistant District Attorneys in the Unit; (2) cultivates and implements best practices in the post-sentencing and appellate stages of litigation; and (3) identifies administrative issues in the post-sentencing and appellate pipeline and problem-solves to ensure efficient and fair prosecution in the post-sentencing and appellate phases. The Assistant Chief is also responsible for the preparation and presentation of criminal cases before the state appellate courts of Pennsylvania, the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. More specifically, the Assistant Chief drafts briefs and other legal memoranda; argues cases before the state trial and appellate courts and the federal trial and appellate courts; handles post-conviction evidentiary hearings cases in both state and federal courts; and, at the direct of the Division Chief, edits

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Please send resumes to Adrienne.Jappe@montgomerycountypa.gov.