DEFENDER

The Jefferson County Public Defender's Office provides services to clients in the Jefferson County Criminal Courts to people who cannot afford to retain counsel. Ability to pay for retained counsel is determined by the judge before the Office is appointed. The judge will determine if a person is eligible based on guidelines outlined below... Each year the Board must inform the state of the method by which it will provide services. During the summer of 2012, the Jefferson County Indigent Defense Advisory Board for the Birmingham Division selected the Public Defender System for 2013. Later in the year, the Board selected its first Public Defender to establish and run the office. On January 2, 2013, The Jefferson County Public Defender's Office was established by the Alabama Office of Indigent Defense Services.

Primary location: Birmingham United States