OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Major Crimes & Complex Litigation Division
Death Penalty Defense Unit, 1988-89
Capital Defense Division, 1989-2009
District Operations, Aggravated Homicide Division, 2009-16
Major Crimes & Complex Litigation Division, 2016-

Appellate Division
Appellate Division, 1975-

Mental Health Division
Mental Health Division, 1975-

Parental Defense Division
Children in Need of Assistance Division, 1991-2017
Parental Defense Division, 2017-

Post-Conviction Defenders Division
Inmate Services Division, 1975-93
Collateral Review Division, 1993-2015
Post-Conviction Defenders Division, 2015-

District Operations
District Public Defenders, 1971-

District Advisory Boards
Public Defender Regional Advisory Boards, 1996-

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