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PAC Fund Updates Current Fee App Payment Dates

Announcements

July 9, 2025

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

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June 24, 2025

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

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June 10, 2025

Recap from the 2025 Spring Public Defender Conference Opening Ceremony

ICYMI:

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May 22, 2025

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,

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May 8, 2025

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

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May 6, 2025

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

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April 22, 2025

Criminal defense group visits State Crime Lab

About 20 assistant public defenders, private defense counsel, investigators and legal assistants from Rutherford, Lincoln, Cleveland, Haywood and

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April 22, 2025

IDS Commission to meet May 2

The next quarterly IDS Commission meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in person. The open session/public portion

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April 15, 2025

Free CLE event explores “Defending Death by Distribution” cases

Attendees at the "Defending Death by Distribution" CLE (left) heard from a panel of defenders (second from left) and practiced jury selection with

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April 1, 2025

Erroneous ‘Retained’ Status in eCourts Portal will not affect payment

Several PAC attorneys have reached out to express concern about their appointment status being marked as “Retained” in Portal. “Retained” is the

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March 18, 2025

Celebrating ‘Defender Day’ 2025

Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright. (See the Facts and Case Summary from

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January 23, 2025

Hoke and Scotland counties get a new chief public defender

On December 23, 2024, the Honorable Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Stephan R. Futrell of Judicial District 21 (Anson, Richmond, and Scotland

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January 23, 2025

New Chief for Robeson County sworn in

On January 1, 2025, Jack H. Moody, Jr., was sworn in as Chief Public Defender for District 20 at the Robeson County Courthouse by the Honorable Senior

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January 16, 2025

IDS collaborates with UNC School of Government to plan upcoming curriculum for defense attorneys

On January 15, attorneys and faculty from IDS and the UNC School of Government met for a day-long workshop to plan the future of public defense

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January 14, 2025

IDS welcomes new Regional Defender

Join us in welcoming Sharif Deveaux as the newest IDS Regional Defender. His official start date was January 6, 2025. Sharif graduated Magna Cum

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January 7, 2025

2025 IDS Forensic Science Education Series begins Feb. 6

IDS is looking forward to another great year of professional development in 2025. In collaboration with the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s

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December 17, 2024

December 2024 PAC Fund Update

December 16, 2024 While the PAC Fund issue is not fully resolved, we will see a temporary improvement due to (1) a one-time advance of quarterly

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December 12, 2024

Forensic webinars wrap up for the year

In collaboration with the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office, IDS just completed its fifth consecutive year of offering FREE, regular

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December 2, 2024

Important Update: How to get paid in expunged cases

You may recall... Per Session law (S.L. 2022-47 and S.L. 2023-103) amending G.S. 15A-146(a4), for misdemeanor and felony criminal cases that are

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November 26, 2024

IDS, OJD attend Campbell University Career Night

IDS Recruitment and Training Coordinator Carla Huff and Burcu Hensley, from the Office of the Juvenile Defender, joined more than 35 prospective

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November 25, 2024

IDS seeks Parent Defender

The Office of the Parent Defender (OPD) was created to provide and promote high-quality legal representation for parents with an

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November 21, 2024

IDS Commission reappoints two defenders

Congratulations are in order for Robert E. Sharpe, Jr., and Eric Zogry. At the November 15 quarterly meeting of the IDS Commission, and by a

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November 20, 2024

Johnston County public defender holds swearing-in ceremony

The newest public defender office in North Carolina recently held a swearing-in ceremony for its staff of four new assistant public defenders. The

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November 20, 2024

IDS welcomes new assistant public defenders

Please join IDS in welcoming the newest assistant public defenders who passed the State Bar exam and were sworn in this calendar year. Welcome aboard!

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