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IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING PAC RATES
July 7, 2026 Today, Governor Josh Stein signed the 2026 State Appropriations Act into law. The new budget provides the Office of Indigent Defense Services with additional funding for the […]
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IDS Seeks New Executive Director
The Commission on Indigent Defense Services is seeking a new Executive Director for the Office of Indigent Defense Services following the announcement by the current Executive Director, Mary Pollard, that […]
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Offices Closed Friday, July 3
The Office of Indigent Defense Services will be CLOSED on Friday, July 3,in Observance of Independence Day. Happy Fourth of July!
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Blog Post Features Defender District 17
The latest North Carolina Bar Association blog post features a student intern and his mentor from Defender District 17 (Alamance County). The blog post was titled, “Planting Seeds in the […]
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Fourth Annual Juneteenth Event Honors Local Legends
The 2026 Honoring Juneteenth in Our Courts event was hosted for a fourth year by NCCU’s The Justice Institute, the North Carolina Association of Public Defenders, the George H. White […]
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State Bar Journal Includes Union County Feature Story
The story begins on page 16: https://digitaledition.pub/wc/csg/NC-Bar-Journal/Summer-2026/