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State Juvenile Defender’s career milestone is celebrated—for the person and the practice
RALEIGH—Last month (February 2024), the State Juvenile Defender walked into a room full of family, friends, guests and colleagues—from the past and present—thinking he was going to a routine budget […]
Celebrating ‘Defender Day’ 2024
Today marks the 61st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright. (See the Facts and Case Summary from www.uscourts.gov, and for more information click here.) […]
IDS welcomes Senior Research Associate
The Office of Indigent Defense Services is pleased to announce Joseph B. Oder has joined the IDS team as Senior Research Associate. His first day was March 2, 2024. Joseph […]
Joshua W. Willey, Jr. is sworn in as the new Chief Public Defender for Defender District 4, covering Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties
On the morning of March 1, 2024, Joshua W. “Josh” Willey, Jr. was sworn in by The Honorable Chief District Court Judge Walter Mills of the 4th Prosecutorial District. Willey […]
FREE webinar on being inclusive and welcoming to persons with disabilities in the legal system
In the United States, disabled individuals are over-represented as both victims of crime and as those accused of crimes compared with their non-disabled counterparts. This overrepresentation is even higher for […]
Join us in February for the 2024 IDS Forensic Science Education Series
For a fourth, full consecutive year, IDS and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office are offering free, regular continuing education to criminal defense and parent attorneys, investigators, and mitigation specialists across […]