The Office of the Federal Public Defender in Little Rock, which just celebrated 30 years, is looking to the future with a ...

So from the day this council was sworn in to now, that’s about 700  people less every single day who are spending the night ...

The funding crisis raised concerns in the federal judiciary about providing legally mandated representation to defendants.

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

Earlier in July, the U.S. Judiciary ran out of funds to pay private defense attorneys who augment the Office of the Public ...

Former substitute teacher Taji Hillson, who is facing five felony charges, including sexual assault and lewdness with a child ...

The Louisiana Public Defender Board sided on a 5-4 vote with Chief Public Defender Remy Starns, who decided not to renew the ...

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Ventura County Public Defender Claudia Y. Bautista write about legal ...

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County Chief Public Defender Jasmin Smith always intended to live in a “quiet” area as she pursued a career near her hometown of Philadelphia, never considering she’d work in one ...

The prospect of the largest public defender strike in 30 years grew likelier Tuesday as hundreds of attorneys across a trio ...

Steffanie Foster was appointed interim public defender on July 2 by Elko County commissioners. Foster, who serves as Chief Civil Deputy Defender, has worked at the Public Defender’s Office for 16 ...