Public Defender Office Philadelphia
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Public defender office philadelphia. The office receives the majority of its 46 million budget directly from city hall but operates as an independent organization for legal reasons. Our commitment is to provide the best representation to our clients as we fight for justice. The publicly funded nonprofit employs 240 public defenders in total and represents about 70 of all individuals arrested for criminal offenses or probation violations in philadelphia at no cost.
If you do not have online access you may call 610 278 3295 and a staff member will take your application. Welcome to the home page of the federal community defender office for the eastern district of pennsylvania. And with the public in general.
The pennsylvania general assembly enacted the public defender act in 1968. Our clients are represented by full time assistant defenders who are members of the pennsylvania bar and who are not permitted to maintain a private practice or to participate in partisan political activity. Paul street suite 1400 baltimore md 21202 1 877 430 5187 jaime miller maryland gov.
Office of the public defender 6 st. We are available by phone and by mail and our reception desk is currently open between 8 a m. Under this law the public defender in each county is responsible for furnishing legal counsel to any person who for lack of sufficient funds is unable to obtain legal counsel in any criminal action where representation is constitutionally guaranteed.