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Celebrating 110 Years of Advocacy

The Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office remains dedicated to justice, defending rights, and transforming lives through unwavering legal representation and social advocacy.
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Know Your Rights

Understanding your rights as a justice-involved individual empowers you to participate in democracy and ensures your voice is heard and respected.
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Student Program

Learn about our structured clerkship and internship programs that provide students mentorship from experienced defense attorneys and invaluable real-life experiences.
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Careers

Join our multidisciplinary team of advocates in the finest criminal defense firm in the nation, including investigators, paralegals, and social workers, to help provide a comprehensive and client-centered strategy.
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Outreach Court

The Community Outreach Court (COC) is a collaborative initiative spearheaded by the LA City Attorney’s Office, the LA County Public Defender’s Office, the LA County Alternate Public Defender’s Office, and the LA Mayor’s Office of Community Safety.
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LACPDO Receives Gold Eagle Award

LACPDO’s groundbreaking Neurocognitive Disorders Team was honored with the prestigious Gold Eagle Award at the 37th Annual County Quality and Productivity Awards
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Latest News

On a cloudless June morning in 2010, Shaka Senghor walked out of prison after serving 19 years — seven of them in solitary confinement. Just shy of his 19th birthday, he had shot and killed a man in a drug deal gone awry.
The LA County Board of Supervisors on March 19 celebrated Public Defense Day to honor the 55th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Gideon v. Wainwright.
The LA County Public Defender’s Jail Liaison Program won the Silver Eagle Award during Los Angeles County’s Quality and Productivity Awards Ceremony on Oct. 18, 2017 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

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Join the Nation’s oldest, largest, and finest indigent criminal defense agency as a Deputy Public Defender! We are looking for attorneys who are admitted with the California Bar Association to practice law in all courts in California to join our team of Public Defenders.
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LA County has the highest filing rates of Prop 36 related charges in the state. We know Prop 36 isn’t serving its intended purpose - and it isn’t being applied evenly across the County. @rdg_lapubdef joins Hunter once again on @publicdefenselesspodcast to discuss the backslide of criminal justice reform in LA County, including the return of the death penalty. 

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Honoring the promise of liberty this Fourth of July—because justice should be as accessible as freedom. Our offices will be closed Friday, July 4th and will be resuming regular business hours Monday, July 7th.
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Today, our office honors Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, as a celebration of liberation, hope, and the fight for equality. Let’s continue to uplift the legacy of resilience of Black communities as we pursue a future rooted in equality and justice. In observance of this holiday, our offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19th. We will resume with regular business hours on Friday, June 20th.
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