Public Defense

Both adult and juvenile public defense in Oregon is funded by the state. The Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association assists in securing funds through legislative advocacy and public education. The Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS), a state agency, manages the funds and provides appellate level public defense. Trial level public defense services are provided by private lawyers and public defenders under contract with OPDS.

Public Defense Services Commission Meeting Calendar

Thursday, August 6

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Dallas, OR (exact location TBA)

Wednesday, September 9
PDS Commission Retreat

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Eugene (exact location TBA)

Thurdsay, September 10

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Eugene (exact location TBA)

Friday, October 23

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Mt. Bachelor Village, Bend

Thursday, November 12

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Exact time and location TBA

Thursday, December 10

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Salem, exact time and location TBA

For information about Office of Public Defense Services Commission Meetings contact Laura Anson, Office of Public Defense Services, (503) 378-3349, ext 245, Laura.J.Anson@opds.state.or.us. The Office of Public Defense Services Commission will provide equal access and accommodation to individuals with disabilities to ensure attendance and participation at its meetings. Any individual requiring access or accommodation may call (503) 378-3349.

Resources

Reports

OPDS’s Report to the Public Defense Services Commission on Service Delivery in Multnomah County — Region 1 (Preliminary Draft, 8/12/04)

Is This Equal Justice? 2003 Supplement Report by Kristine Constans, Human Resources Manager, Metropolitan Public Defenders Office

September 2003 Report to the Public Defense Services Commission—Recommendations to Improve Oregon’s Public Defense Contracting System, prepared by Peter Ozanne and Geoff Guilfoy

May 2002 Operational Review of Oregon’s Public Defense System

Report of the House Judiciary Committee on the Management of Extraordinary Expenses in the Indigent Defense System

Significant Documents and Events in the Indigent Defense Fiscal Crisis, presented by Paul Levy, June 19, Annual Conference 2003 (best viewed in Internet Explorer 5.1)

Forms

Model Public Defense Legal Services Contract

Out-of-State Subpoena Process

Out-of-State Subpoena Checklist

Notice to All Public Defense Providers Regarding Electronic Deposit

Other

Judge Hogan’s Opinion in Shepard v. Bearden, issued Friday, May 16, just hours after argument and minutes after the close of business

Shepard v. Bearden—Complaint for Declatory Relief

Indigent Defense Budget Reduction Plan: Fact Sheet

Senate Bill 145 (legislation creating The Public Defense Commission)

Indigent Defense Standards and Guidelines for Various States, Including Oregon

2003 Fiscal Crisis Documents. Index of documents that you can download and use for filing constutitutional challenges arising from Oregon’s fiscal crisis in public defense. (Log-in to the OCDLA Legal Document Library to access the documents. Choose the 2003 Fiscal Crisis category.)