In August 2000, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Indigent Defense Services Act, which created the Office of Indigent Defense Services and charged it with overseeing and enhancing the provision of legal representation to indigent defendants and others entitled to counsel under North Carolina law. The School of Government collaborates with the Office of Indigent Defense Services to create quality, cost-effective indigent defense education, including innovative training programs, manuals, and online resources, to ensure that indigent defenders have the qualifications, training, and support they need to be effective.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
- Racial Equity Network Annual Convening: December 2 and December 4, 2020
- Winter Criminal Law Webinar: December 11, 2020
- Guardianship Proceedings for Appointed Counsel: January 28, 2021
- Civil Commitment Conference: January 29, 2021
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
- New Manual: 2020 Edition of the North Carolina Defender Manual, Volume Two, Trial by Julie Lewis and John Rubin
- New Bulletin: Indigent Defense Attorneys and COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions About Practicing During a Pandemic by Ian Mance and John Rubin
- New On Demand Content: Click here to view our most recent on demand content, including Updates from the Judicial College, Legal Issues in Incompetency and Adult Guardianship Proceedings in light of COVID-19, and the 2020 Summer Criminal Law Webinar.
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Faculty Coordinators
Albert Coates Professor of Public Law and Government, and Director, Public Defense Education
Associate Director of Programs and Services, Public Defense Education
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