DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 1 (Code 30768)
Deputy public defenders lead regional trial offices for the Office of the Public Defender, supervising assistant deputies as well as carrying their own cases.
The Public Defender appoints them. Vacancies are posted by that office rather than through a Commission eligible list.
What the official title list records
- Class of service: Unclassified
- Work week: No Limit
- Salary code: M38
Related titles that do have a published specification
- ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 1 · 30775
- ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2 · 30776
- ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 3 · 30777
- ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER · 30757
- CHIEF INVESTIGATOR PUBLIC DEFENDER · 33456
- DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC DEFENDER · 30825
Career Family: DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
How to apply
This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.
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See where to apply for this title →Pay ladder: Deputy Public Defender series
- Deputy Public Defender 2 — $126,854 – $187,691
- Deputy Public Defender 1 — $96,322 – $134,847 (this title)
Its top salary lands around the 80th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Definition
The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which is the only record CSC publishes for this code.