Announcements

People always think of that horrific ‘1%’ of cases. And those cases are horrific, and those people should never get their kids back. Those are the

Update on the Private Assigned Counsel Fund and PAC Payments Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to inform you about a potential funding shortage

On September 4, our very own Beth Stang, chief public defender for District 42, joined Host Hunter Parnell on The Public Defenseless Podcast

To our friends in Western North Carolina… All the television footage, Facebook feeds and local news coverage that we have been seeing of the

Defender District 20 (Robeson County) is set to go live with eCourts February 3, 2025. To get a jump start on training for the new paperless court

GREENSBORO—IDS staff brought OASIS (the Online Attorney State Invoice System) to all PAC (Privately Assigned Counsel) in Guilford County August 27.

IDS appreciates the Managed Assigned Counsel (MAC) attorneys who traveled to Raleigh to attend one (or both) of two “live” defenderDataworkshops

Team discusses fee apps, OASIS and more RALEIGH—Staff from the IDS fiscal and research teams traveled over to the Raleigh Mariott Crabtree Valley

As an outward show of support for those taking the NC Bar Exam this week, IDS set up a table at one of the testing sites to hand out sweet treats and

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