| Alabama |
Note: Alabama follows a county system and thus has no state-level indigent defense office. No online information was available for inclusion in this document. However, see "About Alabama Indigent Defense" on the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' (NACDL) page.
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| Alaska |
Alaska Public Defender Agency Federal Public Defender for Alaska Office of Public Advocacy
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| Arizona |
County of Cochise Public Defender Coconico County Public Defender Office of the Legal Defender, Maricopa County Office of the Public Defender, Maricopa County Mojave County Public Defender’s Office Pima County Office of the Public Defender Yavapai County Public Defender
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| Arkansas |
Benton County Public Defender's Office Sebastian County Public Defender Washington County Public Defender
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| California |
Office of the State Public Defender California County Public Defenders (lists all counties) California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) California Public Defenders Association Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. First District Appellate Project (FDAP). Non-profit law office created under the auspices of the Bar Association of San Francisco and First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal and Administrative Office of the Courts. Site offers news, practice tools for attorneys, information about the appointment process, and other resources.
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| Colorado |
Office of the State Public Defender Aurora Municipal Public Defender's Office City of Lakewood Public Defender Office of the Federal Public Defender
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| Connecticut |
Division of Public Defender Services Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut
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| Delaware |
State of Delaware Office of the Public Defender
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| District of Columbia |
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia
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| Federal Courts |
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA) See also federal defenders listed for each state
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| Florida |
Florida Public Defender Offices by circuit.
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| Georgia |
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Georgia Capital Defenders Clayton County Indigent Defense Program
Fulton County Conflict Defender, Inc. (a non-profit organization with information about the firm, plus links to useful information and reports about indigent defense in Georgia) Rockdale County Public Defender
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| Hawaii |
Office of the Public Defender
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| Idaho |
Idaho Office of the State Public Appellate Defender Gem County Public Defender Kootenai County Public Defender Minidoka County Public Defender Federal Public Defender (Eastern Washington and Idaho)
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| Illinois |
Office of the State Appellate Defender Public Defender Directory DeKalb County Public Defender DuPage County Public Defender Effingham County Public Defender Jackson County Public Defender Kane County Public Defender Lake County Public Defender McHenry County Public Defender Sagamon County Public Defender Whiteside County Public Defender Federal Public Defender, Central District of Illinois
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| Indiana |
State Public Defender's Office Indiana Public Defender Council Clark County Public Defender DeKalb County Public Defender Marion County Chief Public Defender Monroe County Public Defender Tippecanoe County Public Defender
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| Iowa |
State Public Defender
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| Kansas |
Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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| Kentucky |
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
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| Louisiana |
Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board Louisiana Public Defender’s Association
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| Maine |
Note: Maine follows a county system and thus has no state-level indigent defense office. No online information was available for inclusion in this document.
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| Maryland |
Office of the Public Defender Federal Public Defender
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| Massachusetts |
Committee for Public Counsel Services Federal Defender Office: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
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| Michigan |
Michigan State Appellate Defender Office (includes resources for all Michigan public defenders) Livingston County Public Defender Service Washtenaw County Public Defender Federal Defender Office, Eastern District of Michigan
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| Minnesota |
Minnesota Public Defender
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| Mississippi |
Jackson County Public Defender includes information about the public defender, appellate public defender, and youth court public defender.
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| Missouri |
Missouri State Public Defender System Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Missouri
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| Montana |
Office of the State Public Defender. See the Public Defender Regions Map to see public defender offices throughout the state. Lewis & Clark County Public Defender Federal Public Defender of Montana
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| Nebraska |
Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy Box Butte County Public Defender Buffalo County Public Defender Lancaster County Public Defender Madison County Public Defender Otoe County Public Defender Pierce County Public Defender Platte County Public Defender Federal Public Defender
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| Nevada |
Nevada State Public Defender’s Office Clark County Public Defender
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| New Hampshire |
New Hampshire Public Defender Federal Defender Office: Massachussetts and New Hampshire
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| New Jersey |
Office of the Public Defender Federal Public Defenders for the District of New Jersey
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| New Mexico |
New Mexico Public Defender Department Alamagordo Albuquerque Aztec Carlsbad Clovis Gallup Hobbs Las Cruces Lovington Roswell Santa Fe Taos
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| New York |
New York State Defender’s Association Legal Aid Society of New York Albany County Public Defender Brooklyn Defender Services Broome County Public Defender Carbon County Public Defender Cayuga County Assigned Counsel Program Cortland County Public Defender Genesee County Public Defender Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office Monroe County Assigned Counsel Program and Office of the Conflict Defender Legal Aid Society of Nassau County Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City Oneida County Public Defender St. Lawrence County Public Defender Steuben County Public Defender Ulster County Public Defender Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York
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| North Carolina |
Office of Indigent Defense Services: includes links to appellate defender, capital defender, public defenders, and special counsel around the state.
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| North Dakota |
North Dakota Legal Counsel for Indigents Commission
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| Ohio |
Office of the Ohio Public Defender
County Indigent Defense Systems
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| Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Indigent Defense System
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| Oregon |
State of Oregon Office of Public Defense Services
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| Pennsylvania |
Allegheny County Beaver County Bucks County Cambria County Carbon County Centre County Clearfield County Crawford County Cumberland County Delaware County Huntingdon County Lancaster County Public Defender’s Office Lawrence County Northampton County Philadelphia Defender Association Susquehanna County Westmoreland County York County Federal Public Defender's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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| Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Public Defender
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| South Carolina |
Aiken County Public Defender Charleston County Public Defender Spartanburg Office of the Public Defender
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| South Dakota |
Lawrence County Public Defender Minnehaha County Public Defender Pennington County Public Defender Pierce County Public Defender Federal Public Defender
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| Tennessee |
Blount County District Public Defender (District 5) Community Law Office (Knox County Office of the Public Defender) Shelby County Public Defender Tennessee Criminal Law Resources
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| Texas |
El Paso County Public Defender Travis County Juvenile Public Defender Webb County Public Defender Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee (state bar standing committee)
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| Utah |
Note: Utah follows a county system and thus has no state-level indigent defense office. No online information was available for inclusion in this document.
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| Vermont |
Office of the Defender General
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| Washington |
Washington State Office of Public Defense Washington Defender Association Directory of Public Defender Offices in the state City of Bellevue Public Defender City of Kent Public Defender King County Public Defender Pierce County Assigned Counsel San Juan County District Court screening for the public defender Seattle and King County Defender Association Spokane County Public Defender’s Office Whatcom County Public Defender Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons Federal Public Defenders of Eastern Washington
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| West Virginia |
West Virginia Public Defender Services
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| Wisconsin |
Office of the Public Defender
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| Wyoming |
Wyoming Public Defenders Office Office of the Federal Public Defender
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