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Public Defender & Alternate Public Defender Cases Handled - Los Angeles County

The first public defender in the United States, Walton J. Wood, began practicing in Los Angeles on June 13, 1913.

Public Defender

The Public Defender provides legal representation to all persons, including juveniles, who are financially unable to employ counsel in criminal proceedings. Services which may be requested by a defendant or ordered by a court include representation in criminal, juvenile, mental health and certain civil proceedings triable in Superior Court. Limited appellate representation in the state and federal court system may also be provided while the Public Defender is representing the defendant in the trial court. There are 646 Public Defenders at work in Los Angeles County.  309 Public Defenders represent felony defendants, 253 represent misdemeanor defendants, 65 represent juvenile defendants, and 19 represent mental health defendants.

Fiscal Year Felony Representations Misdemeanor Representations Juvenile Representations Mental Health Representations
2002-2003* 89,086 420,854 38,300 11,964
2001-2002 76,279 385,622 38,300 11,418
2000-2001 67,469 382,688 40,452 12,657
1999-2000 69,560 490,024 42,500 9,614
1998-1999 67,889 494,134 45,734 N/A
1997-1998 68,576 495,281 47,120 N/A
1996-1997 77,070 490,512 46,831 N/A
1995-1996 78,985 499,447 52,050 N/A
1994-1995 76,898 521,914 46,993 N/A

 

Alternate Public Defender

The Alternate Public Defender provides legal representation to indigent defendants the Public Defender is unable to represent, due to a conflict of interest or availability, for court proceedings in Superior Court, and for appeals to higher courts. There are 140 Alternate Public Defenders at work in Los Angeles County.

Fiscal Year Cases (Felony & Misdemeanor
2002-2003* 33,220
2001-2002 29,854
2000-2001 28,914
1999-2000 28,433
1998-1999 32,599
1997-1998 32,842
1996-1997 31,611
1995-1996 33,231
1994-1995 22,346

*Estimated
Source: County of Los Angeles

 

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