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	Public defender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Public defenders are employed by the government (at the federal and county level), or they work for non/profit entities funded by the government (see below), as opposed to criminal defense attorneys in private practice.
		Public defender agencies of all kinds are supported by public funding, but do not take direction from the government as to the acceptance or handling of cases.
		To ensure that each defendant is afforded his constitutional right to a zealous and loyal defense, jurisdictions may have several public defender entities, or a "conflict panel" of private practice attorneys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_defender (1481 words)

	Encyclopedia: Public defender
		A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution.
		Proponents of the public defender office claim that it is the most efficient and effective method of protecting the indigent.
		Public defender Christopher Montoya works in his office at the Philadelphia Defenders Association.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Public-defender (1931 words)

	Public Defender
		The mission of the Public Defenders Office is to provide the highest level of representation possible to each client, to preserve the rights of the client, to advocate for positive change within the justice system and to provide assistance to the client as indicated to prevent future offenses.
		In 1999 the Public Defenders Office was instrumental in the founding of a Drug Treatment Court in Genesee County, which represents an innovative new method of dealing with addicted, non-violent offenders through Court enforced treatment and which represents a means of breaking the cycle of addiction and rearrest burdening our courts.
		Public Defender Gary Horton was awarded the Leadership Award of the Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in November of 2001 and the Constance E. Miller Commitment to Excellence Award from the Genesee County Mental Health Association in October of 2002.
	www.co.genesee.ny.us /dpt/publicdefender (1092 words)

	Public Defender - Alameda County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The office of the Alameda County Public Defender (ACPD) is the second oldest institution of its kind in the United States.
		Whatever the case category, all Public Defender client applicants are carefully screened by legal staff for indigency -- county funded legal services are provided only to those who lack the means to hire private counsel -- and applicants are screened again for possible conflicts of interest.
		Approximately 10% of incoming matters are rejected by Public Defender staff attorneys because of conflicts of interest (as for example when more than one defendant is arrested for the same crime) and these cases are handled under contract with the Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) by appointed private attorneys.
	www.acgov.org /defender (544 words)

	County Of Marin: Public Defender - Joseph Spaeth
		The MARIN COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER an agency of the County of Marin.
		Public Defender Budget Summary -- Public Defender Budget Summary, prepared by Joseph Spaeth, Public Defender of Marin County, as part of the Budget Process for FY 2002 - 2003, outlines departmental budget, staffing and workload patterns, a description of services available, recent accomplishments, and major goals set for the Office.
		Marin Grand Jury Year 2003 Report on the Public Defender Office -- The Marin County Grand Jury's report concludes that The Public Defender and his deputies are dedicated, committed and compassionate in their legal defense of the indigent accused.
	www.co.marin.ca.us /depts/PD/Main/index.cfm (708 words)

	Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services
		The lawyers of the Public Defender Division carry on a proud Massachusetts public defender tradition, born more than fifty years ago, of providing zealous advocacy and the best possible representation to their clients in serious criminal cases.
		Although all Public Defender Division trial offices accept a limited number of serious cases for clients in Juvenile Court, the CPCS Roxbury office has a separate division, the Youth Advocacy Project (YAP), whose lawyers represent only children in delinquency and youthful offender cases.
		As a result of budgetary constraints, the Public Defender Division is not able to hire law students for paid internships; however, we are able to accommodate a small number of volunteers or students who can obtain their own funding.
	www.mass.gov /cpcs/pdpage.htm (1032 words)

	SC Public Defender Offices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Board of Directors is responsible for selecting the Public Defender who serves either at the pleasure of the Board or enters into a contract with the Board for a specific amount of time.
		The Defender Corporations are independent of the State but receive funding from the State via the Office of Indigent Defense, and from the local county.
		Public Defenders, their addresses, and phone and FAX numbers are below the map.
	www.scoid.state.sc.us /publish/ho00002.htm (248 words)

	San Mateo County Bar Association
		This ad hoc method of appointing counsel for indigent criminal defendants proved to be unworkable in several respects, not the least of which, from the County's perspective, was the absence of adequate cost controls.
		Case assignments are made by the program staff on the basis of the nature, seriousness, and complexity of the charge, matching the skill and experience of the individual lawyer to the client and his or her case.
		When the Private Defender Program is appointed to represent several co-defendants, the program is able to avoid the potential conflict issue, because the program's involvement in the individual case is limited to assigning the several clients to separate attorneys, each of whom is in private practice.
	www.smcba.org /pdp.htm (1438 words)

	Howard H. Babb, Jr. Public Defender, Fifth Judicial Circuit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Defender College is the result of an idea that I had years ago.
		Like my fellow Public Defenders, I am acutely aware of a need throughout the state for practical hands-on trial advocacy training for the young assistant public defender.
		Defender College strives to instill each of you the inner confidence necessary to allow you to develop into a surgeon of the law.
	www.co.hernando.fl.us /judicial/PublicDef/defend.htm (175 words)

	J. Marion Moorman - Public Defender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Public defenders stand alone, armed only with their wits, training and dedication.
		Inspired by their clients' hope, faith and trust, they are the warriors and valkyries of those desperately in need of a champion.
		Public defenders, by protecting the downtrodden and the poor, shield against the infringement of our protections, and in reality, protect us all.
	www.public-defender10-fl.org (101 words)

	Cook County Information Center
		The Public Defender is appointed by the judge when an individual is not able to afford an attorney (55 ILCS 5/3-4006).
		A Public Defender should be available to individuals at the time of the first court appearance.
		The Public Defender provides legal representation in the areas of criminal, misdemeanor, juvenile justice, child protection, paternity, appeals, post-conviction and traffic cases.
	www.co.cook.il.us /agencyDetail.php?pAgencyID=18 (348 words)

	DuPage County Public Defender's Office
		Clients in custody are interviewed by the assigned Public Defender attorney, or by a Public Defender investigator.
		All conversations between a client and a Public Defender investigator, or an assigned attorney, are protected by the attorney-client privilege.
		Public Defender representation is not available for those facing non-jailable village ordinances or petty traffic offenses.
	www.co.dupage.il.us /pubdef/index.cfm (211 words)

	Public Defender
		In Cochise County, these services are provided by the Public Defender’s Office, whose attorneys are appointed by theSuperior Courts and Justice Courts to represent indigent people facing criminal charges, juveniles in delinquency adjudication and dependency proceedings, and mental health commitments.
		The Public Defender is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity under the law and fair representation.
		Deputies and staff are committed to practices which assist the Public Defender in achieving these principles as effectively and efficiently as possible, in a manner which upholds the dignity of our clients.
	www.co.cochise.az.us /criminaljustice/public.htm (135 words)

	Public Defender
		The Office of the Webb County Public Defender was created in Webb County in 1988 to ensure legal representation to indigent defendants charged with adult misdemeanor and felony crimes.
		Medford and his staff attorneys are responsible for representing adult defendants in both the district and county court-at-law.
		The office of the Webb County Public Defender is located on the first floor of the Administrative Building in Suite 102.
	webbcounty.com /OtherDepartments/Public_Defender/public_defender.html (215 words)

	Public Defender Dude
		These articles have received extensive attention on several of the other public defender blogs, only a few of which I have actually perused up to now, but you can clearly find more starting with these (2 of which - Blonde Justice & Skelly Wright's Arbitrary and Capricious - are my favorites).
		The study didn't specifically look to see who did a better job, but in general, the only glaring error that they discussed by a public defender was when a PD didn't investigate some witnesses juvenile criminal backgrounds because she hadn't researched the area of law in question because she was too busy.
		The cruel irony is that the co-defendant fired his public defender, someone who had once trained me and was a pretty good lawyer, in order to get this lawyer, who was the worst lawyer I have ever seen in trial.
	publicdefenderdude.blogspot.com (5466 words)

	Orange County Public Defender
		A voice for the poor, the Orange County Public Defender provides legal representation to those unable to afford a lawyer in criminal, juvenile, mental health and dependency cases.
		The Alternate Defenders and Associate Defenders are separate subsidiary offices handling cases in which the Public Defender declares a conflict of interest.
		Recognized as a leader nationwide, the Orange County Public Defender safeguards the Constitutional rights of all by providing high-quality, cost-effective legal services to the indigent of Orange County.
	www.pubdef.ocgov.com (150 words)

	Public Defender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Persons who are indigent and unable to hire an attorney may qualify for the appointment of a public defender.
		Screening for a public defender takes place at the Bellevue District Court on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 to 11am.
		You may screen for a public defender even though you have not been arraigned, if the charge has been filed at Bellevue District Court.
	www.ci.bellevue.wa.us /page.asp?view=1670 (220 words)

	Public Defender
		The Public Defender's Office is generally permitted by law to handle post-conviction appeals in the appellate courts only for defendants who were represented by the Public Defender's Office in the trial court.
		Upon request of the client, the Deputy Public Defender who represented the defendant will file the documents in the trial court necessary for starting the appellate process and to obtain the appointment of appellate counsel.
		The Public Defender may also agree to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus for a person after conviction, particularly in cases where the validity of the conviction itself is in issue, or where it appears that a person is being unlawfully detained in custody.
	www.co.napa.ca.us /GOV/Departments/DeptPage.asp?DID=22600&LID=684 (437 words)

	Philadelphia Public Defender \| Home
		The Defender Association of Philadelphia is an independent, non-profit corporation that was created in 1934 by a group of Philadelphia lawyers who were dedicated to the ideal of high quality legal services for indigent criminal defendants.
		That ideal continues today, as some two hundred and fifteen full time assistant defenders represent clients in adult and juvenile state and federal trail and appellate courts and at civil and criminal mental health hearings as well as state and county violation of probation/parole hearings.
		Full-time assistant defenders rotate their assignments by representing clients in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, at preliminary arraignments and misdemeanor bench trials.
	www.phila.gov /defender (437 words)

	public defender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		If the individual is in jail, the Public Defender's investigator regularly visits the Erie County Prison and takes applications from persons who are incarcerated.
		The Public Defender's Office does not provide representation in cases involving only summary offenses or cases involving traffic offenses.
		The Public Defender's Office represents young people charged with delinquent acts at their hearings before the Juvenile Court.
	www.eriebar.com /public_defender.html (208 words)

	Public Defender - 2nd Judicial Circuit
		Originally, the Public Defender’s responsibilities were to represent indigents accused of noncapital felonies.
		The Public Defender is elected for a term of four years and runs for office in presidential election years.
		Nancy Daniels is the fifth Public Defender to serve the Second Judicial Circuit.
	www.co.leon.fl.us /pd/index.asp (340 words)

	Public Defender
		He was elected Public Defender for the 10th Judicial Circuit for a four year term beginning January 1985, and was re-elected to a fourth term beginning January 1997.
		The Public Defender's Office is responsible for providing legal counsel, when appointed by the Court, to those accused of criminal offenses who cannot afford to hire a lawyer.
		The Public Defender is elected for a four-year term with no limit on the number of terms.
	www.jud10.org /pd.htm (461 words)

	Welcome to the Office of the Public Defender
		Yvonne Smith Segars, a defense attorney for 18 years and a veteran of the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender since 1985, was sworn into office as New Jersey Public Defender on September 25, 2002.
		She was nominated to the post while serving as First Assistant Deputy in the agency's Essex Adult Regional Office, the largest region in the agency.
		Public Defender Yvonne Smith Segars announced the launch of a new initiative, the Office of the Public Defender's Community Assistance Program that advocates on behalf of clients to help get their lives back on track.
	www.state.nj.us /defender (112 words)

	Miami-Dade County Public Defender, Bennett H. Brummer, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Miami-Dade County is the 11th judicial circuit of Florida, the largest and busiest of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits.
		Each circuit has its own elected public defender responsible for representing people who face the loss of their liberty and are determined by the court to be unable to pay for a private attorney.
		The Public Defender's Office is appointed by judges to represent those clients in criminal, juvenile and mental health matters in Florida's courts.
	www.pdmiami.com (471 words)

	Public Defender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Public Defender's Juvenile Office, located in the Family and Youth Services Center, 3464 E Bonanza Rd, 455-5475, represents juveniles whose parents cannot afford to retain private counsel.
		The City Misdemeanor Branch Office of the Public Defender's Office is located in City Hall, 400 E Stewart Ave, 2nd Floor, 229-6486.
		The Public Defender's Office CANNOT represent individuals in civil matters.
	www.co.clark.nv.us /public_defender/PUBDEFEN.HTM (141 words)

	Welcome to Solano County
		JEFFREY E. Government Code Section 27706 defines the duties of the Public Defender.
		Generally, the Public Defender is responsible for representing any person financially unable to employ counsel and who is charged with the commission of any contempt or criminal offense triable in the Superior Courts of the County at all stages of the proceedings.
		The Public Defender protects the constitutional rights of every individual charged with misdemeanors and felonies in this County by its presence at every critical stage of the proceedings in every court at every calendar, to provide the crucible in determining whether charges brought are true in whole, in part, or at all.
	www.co.solano.ca.us /publicdefender (184 words)

	AllRefer.com - public defender (Legal Terms And Concepts) - Encyclopedia
		public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime.
		U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was provided have created a need for more lawyers to represent the indigent.
		Other systems include court-appointed counsel from the local bar, clinics operated by law schools, and legal aid societies.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/publicde.html (216 words)

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