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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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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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Latest News

LA County Public Defender Ricardo D. García issued the following statement following the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson:
LA County Public Defender, Ricardo D. García has issued the following statement: "Our immediate concern is ensuring the fair treatment of all individuals involved in the recent events at UCLA. We are closely monitoring the situation and have deployed our Rapid Response Team to provide on-the-ground support to arrestees.
LA County Public Defender, Ricardo D. García has issued the following statement: "Our immediate concern is ensuring the fair treatment of all individuals involved in the recent events at UCLA. We are closely monitoring the situation and have deployed our Rapid Response Team to provide on-the-ground support to arrestees.

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Happy Labor Day! May everyone enjoy a day of rest and recognition for the efforts that power our communities.
🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨 
Public Defender Ricardo García (@rdg_lapubdef) and Head Deputy Marcus Huntley recently joined Hunter Parnell on @publicdefenselesspodcast to discuss our role in Community Outreach Court and the positive impact of building trust by meeting our clients where they’re at. Listen to the full episode through the link in our bio or on #spotify and #applepodcasts
🚨NEW AUGUST DATE🚨
Our record clearing team will be at the West Hollywood @lacountylibrary on Friday, August 30th from 1-5pm. Have questions? Swing by!
🚨POSTPONED🚨 Our record clearing team will NOT be at the West Covina @lacountylibrary today. Stay tuned for a new date and location for August!
🚨TOMORROW🚨 Our record clearing team will be at the West Covina @lacountylibrary from 3-7pm!  Have questions? Stop by!
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