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Announcements

June 25, 2021

Gaston County Assistant Public Defender named to Superior Court bench

Gov. Roy Cooper appointed Jesse Caldwell IV to serve as a Superior Court judge for GastonCounty. He will be replacing his father, Jesse Caldwell III,

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June 1, 2021

New Resource for Attorneys Appointed in Felony Sex Offense Cases

IDS is pleased to announce a new program to support attorneys assigned to handle serious sex offense cases.  Starting June 1, attorneys

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May 27, 2021

Human Factors in Forensic Science Webinar

Live webinar presented by Jeff Kukucka, Ph.D.June 3, 2021, 1:00 pm60 min of CLE credit anticipated Dr. Jeff Kukucka will present on how social

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March 11, 2021

COVID-19 Information

New! IDS can reimburse you for teleconferencing and email charges related to the Public Health Emergency. Please use the form below. If you have

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February 12, 2021

Notice of Targeted Rate Hikes for PAC and Contract Attorneys

On January 22, the Indigent Defense Services Commission voted for a very modest rate hike for some classes of case. This is possible based on revenue

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January 29, 2021

State Defenders Re-appointed

The North Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Services is pleased to announce that its members voted to re-appoint Eric Zogry as the Juvenile

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January 18, 2021

Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccinations and Attorneys

As you know, North Carolina has started a tiered roll-out for COVID-19 vaccinations. We havereceived lots of questions from attorneys who actively

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Indigent Defense Services
123 West Main Street, Suite 400
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Phone: (919) 354-7200
Fax: (919) 354-7201

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(919) 890-2188

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(919) 890-1655

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