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Lenoir-Peek Named New Parent Defender for the State of North Carolina
IDS announces the appointment of Annick Lenoir-Peek by the IDS Commission as the new Parent Defender for the state of North Carolina. A nationally recognized expert in child welfare law, […]
Inaugural Leader for the state Office of the Parent Defender (OPD) is set to retire
Wendy Sotolongo leaves behind a blueprint for continued progress toward a shared vision for the social work program she created to: continue improving the lives of families; and to ultimately […]
IDS welcomes new data analyst
The Office of Indigent Defense Services is pleased to introduce Joshua Hummel as the new IDS Data Analyst. His first day was May 19, 2025. IDS Research Director Christopher Sadler […]
IDS Commission votes on next Parent Defender
At the close of the May 2, 2025, meeting of the Commission on IDS, Chair Bryan Jones announced that the commission had voted to appoint Annick Lenoir-Peek as the next […]
IDS Commission acknowledges Pitt County Chief Public Defender
At its May 2 quarterly meeting, the IDS Commission recognized Pitt County Chief Public Defender Robert C. “Bert” Kemp III for being named the most recent recipient of the North […]