Public defender definition

Public defender means a federal public defender, county
Public defender means a federal public defender, county public defender, county legal defender or county contract indigent defense counsel and includes an assistant or deputy federal public defender, county public defender or county legal defender.
Public defender or "indigent defender" means an attorney employed

Examples of Public defender in a sentence

  • Public defender records that relate to the handling of any case, unless authorized by law, court order, or the State Public Defender.

  • Public defender board.(mL) One executive assistant of the chairperson and each com- missioner of the public service commission, created under s.

  • Exceptions to right of appeal The applicant has no right of appeal against a condition of a grant of legal aid where the only condition involves legal assistance being provided in-house, by the Public defender or assigned to a private legal practitioner (subsection 4A ): See s56(1AA) of the Act.

  • Public defender of the fifteenth judicial circuit, on behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the Fourth District Court of Appeal.

  • Public defender of the seventh judicial circuit, on behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the Fifth District Court of Appeal.


More Definitions of Public defender

Public defender s office” means an entity that:
Public defender means an attorney who is the state public defender, an assistant state public defender, the state appellate defender, an assistant state appellate defender, a local public defender, or an assistant local public defender.
Public defender means an attorney employed to serve as the public defender in a county office as a public defender. The public defender should be the first appointed counsel on a criminal case unless there is a conflict or other impediment to the appointment. The selection of the public defender shall require that the attorney meet the standards set forth by DIDS.
Public defender means an attorney who is continually licensed to practice law and is a full-time employee of a state or unit of local government who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases including supervision, education, or training of other persons providing such representation; or employed as a full-time federal defender attorney in a defender organization pursuant to subsection (g) of section 3006A of Title 18, United States Code, that provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases.
Public defender means an attorney who is continually licensed to practice law and is a full-time employee of a State, federal or unit of local government who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases. A Public Defender also means a full-time employee of a non-profit organization that is contracted
Public defender means an attorney who is employed in a circuit public defender office or who represents an indigent person pursuant to a contractual arrangement with a circuit public defender office.
Public defender means the Public Defender of the State of Delaware and any authorized assistant public defender.