The Defender Services Office Training Division (DSOTD), furthers the right to effective assistance of counsel by providing training and other resources to attorneys appointed under the CJA.
Program Materials from the 2026 Federal Defender Investigator and Paralegal Seminar held in San Francisco, California from August 4-6th are now available on FD.org. These materials are on located…
Read Full SpotlightSUBSCRIBE NOW: FD.org users can now subscribe to the DSO Training Division’s latest training event, news and employment feeds to receive updates on related content.
…
Defender Nation: The National Sentencing Resource Counsel (SRC) is a project of the Federal Public and Community Defenders. SRC provides non-capital sentencing-related training, advice and support…
Read Full Spotlight
In-PersonThis orientation seminar is tailored to welcome and equip newly appointed Federal Defender attorneys with the foundational knowledge and skills…
Read Full Event DescriptionVirtualMothers in the federal criminal system face unique challenges that can shape every stage of a case- from pretrial detention and sentencing to…
Read Full Event DescriptionIn-PersonThe Law & Technology Series: Electronic Courtroom Presentation (ECP) Workshop provides CJA panel attorneys, assistant federal public defenders…
Read Full Event DescriptionThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a case addressing whether federal prisoners may appeal the denial of habeas relief when the legal issue they seek to raise is the subject of a circuit split...even when binding precedent in their own circuit forecloses their claim.
The case…
Read Full News PostThe botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.
Witnesses say Pike, who was strapped to a gurney, was administered a supposedly lethal dose…
Read Full News PostThe Federal Defender Program, Inc., for the Northern District of Georgia is moving to block the U.S. Marshals Service from moving pretrial detainees out of Atlanta, GA and into a detention facility in rural Irwin County, an approximate three hour drive from the United States District Courthouse…
Read Full News Post
Information about general CLE regulations by state and how the DSO Training Division as a "Sponsor" facilitates CLE for its programs.
The Defender Services Office has established a partnership with National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) to provide training and resources to CJA practitioners around the country on immigration-related issues.
Online Resource Event
