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Work involves prosecuting jury and non-jury trials and/or negotiating settlements, and preparing various briefs, motions, and other legal devices, as necessary. Employee is also responsible for performing legal research in the preparation of trials, assisting in preparation and management of court dockets, and assisting and advising law enforcement personnel in the preparation of search and arrest warrants.\nExamples of Duties\nAttends daily docket call, consulting weekly docket list and obtaining and reviewing appropriate case files; advises courtroom of docket call procedures.\nAnswers phones and inquiries regarding witness issues and case status.\nPerforms various administrative duties associated with managing a docket of active cases, including docket management and new case management.\nPrepares and conducts hearings on probation revocations and adjudications of guilt; prepares and conducts open plea hearings, motions to suppress, and other hearings scheduled in the assigned court.\nParticipates in all phases of court trial, including the opening statement, the presentation of the State's case, rebut of the defense's case if one is presented, and the punishment phase of the trial.\nAdvises unrepresented defendants of rights and plea options; completes paperwork for pleas; obtains pleas or requests for appointed attorneys from defendants, as appropriate.\nPrepares and requests bond forfeiture and arrest warrants for defendants not appearing as scheduled in court.\nPrepares misdemeanor cases for trial, including reviewing case files, advising and negotiating, providing discovery, conferring with law enforcement and judicial personnel, following up with witnesses after trial to inform them of outcome and ways to improve testimony, locating witnesses and defendants, interviewing victims and witnesses, performing legal research, conferring with victims and their families, investigating incidents, visiting crime scenes, and examining physical evidence.\nRequests preparation of jury charges; prepares voir dire examination; reviews jury list and conducts jury selection.\nParticipates in mental hearings as necessary.\nPerforms a variety of administrative duties in support of the court and department; oversees process for new case intake as necessary.\nRegular and punctual attendance is required.\nPerforms other related duties as required.\nMinimum Qualifications\nDoctorate degree required for this position.\nMust possess a license to practice law in the State of Texas.\nMust be able to pass a State Criminal History background check.\nSupplemental Information\nTo ensure proper delivery of emails please add  to your email safe list.\nDenton County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical and dental coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life; disability, and long term care insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these \"basic employee benefits\" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 12 paid holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, a Wellness Program, and more.\n*Note: These benefits are not includedfor Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, or any Denton County Part-Time employee.\nDenton Countyis an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, mental or physical disability, age, national origin or veteran status.\nhttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf \nhttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeosp.pdf\nFamily Medical Leave: Denton Countyemployees who have been employed for one year and who have worked 1250 hours in the preceding year may be eligible for up to twelve weeks of FMLA leave.\nThe FMLA provides for up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave\n for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child for foster care \nto care for a child, spouse, or parent with a serious health condition \nfor an employee with a serious health condition\nEmployees who will be away from work for one of these reasons should contact Human Resources for additional information. When possible, an employee should provide at least 30 days advance notice. In the case of an emergency, notification should be made as soon as possible.https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf \nhttps://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlasp.pdf\nClosing Date/Time: Continuous","description_format":"text","description_chars":5081,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Government","Job Boards & Aggregators"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-16T20:32:13Z"}],"liveness":{"score":14,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.39,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":91,"expected_fill_days":49,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/careersingovernment-com-misdemeanor-prosecutor-ii-district-attorney","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/careersingovernment-com-misdemeanor-prosecutor-ii-district-attorney.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T22:16:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}