The Office of Public Defense strives to meet three main mandates:
Perform indigency screening to ensure Constitutional as well as cost-effective assignment of counsel at public expense:
Perform pre-trial interviews and report to judges verified information for decisions on whether to hold defendants in the county jail prior to their trial:
Represent defendants on specialized calendars in order to provide constitutional protections while containing costs, including:
Public Defender Eligibility Screenings:
Hours of availability:
8:30 am - 11:45 am and 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm
You must arrive within these times to be screened
(Monday - Friday Closed Holidays)