Announcements

On July 1, 2024, A. Traynham Dorn was sworn in as the Inaugural Chief Public Defender for Johnston County, by the Honorable Thomas H. Lock, Senior

HALIFAX—In the words of the Honorable Brenda G. Branch, presiding, the May 30, 2024, ceremonial program to swear in the first assistant public

For almost three years, Kevin Boxberger served as one of two Regional Defenders for IDS. And while we want to celebrate his appointment to the Wake

CHAPEL HILL—Chief Public Defenders and designated core/support staff recently participated in an engaging, in-person workshop on April 25-26 on the

Photographs by IDS Communications Specialist Amanda Bunch will be on display in Brooklyn, New York from June 01-June 23, 2024, as part of Cardinal

Earlier this month, State Capital Defender Robert E. “Rob” Sharpe, Jr. was a featured profile in the May edition of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

On April 2, 2024, Seth J. Johnson was sworn in by the Honorable Joseph N. Crosswhite, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Judicial District

At the May 3 quarterly meeting of the IDS Commission, Commissioner Arthur “Art” Beeler was recognized by Chair Dorothy Hairston Mitchell for being one

The Office of Indigent Defense Services is pleased to announce Sonia Colon has joined the IDS team to serve as the Budget Manager.  Her first day

RALEIGH—Last month (February 2024), the State Juvenile Defender walked into a room full of family, friends, guests and colleagues—from the past and

Today marks the 61st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright. (See the Facts and Case Summary from

The Office of Indigent Defense Services is pleased to announce Joseph B. Oder has joined the IDS team as Senior Research Associate.  His first day was

In the United States, disabled individuals are over-represented as both victims of crime and as those accused of crimes compared with their

North Carolina to open public defender offices in eight judicial districts, to help improve the delivery of public defense in 22 additional

Niccoya ‘Nicky’ Dobson was appointed as the Inaugural Chief Public Defender to the newly created Defender District 5 serving Duplin, Jones, and

Tonza D. Ruffin was sworn in as the inaugural Chief Public Defender for the new Defender District 7 on Monday, January 1, at the Northampton County

Randolph Marshall Lee was sworn in on January 2, 2024, as the inaugural Chief Public Defender for the new 30th Defender District. The Honorable

“When people are charged with crimes, there’s so much more to them than just their crime. They need help with other things, and you have to look

Janna Allison was sworn in on January 2, 2024, as the inaugural Chief Public Defender for the new 43rd Defender District. The oath of office was