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Interpreters and staff providing interpreter services within the Federal Public and Community Defenders offices are encouraged to connect with other interpreters using the FDO Interpreter email…
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Appellate Advocacy Webinar Series Update!
The Defender Services Office Training Division launched it’s Appellate Advocacy Series in April of 2022. Over the past four years, training content and on-demand videos have been added to the…
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Announcement: Federal Defender Investigator and Paralegal Seminar
Registration Update: To ensure that every federal defender office has a fair opportunity to participate in this program, registration for this year's Federal Defender…
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Featured Training Events
Please be advised that registration for DSOTD Events is limited to persons who provide services pursuant to the Federal CJA.
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Aug. 4, 2026 (8:30AM) – Aug. 6, 2026 (1:00PM)
In-PersonTo ensure that every federal defender office has a fair opportunity to participate, registration for this year's program will be managed through…
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Aug. 12, 2026 (1:00PM–2:00PM)Virtual
Women in jails and prisons face significant and often overlooked gender-specific health challenges, including a lack of reproductive care,…
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Jan. 28, 2027 (8:30AM) – Jan. 30, 2027 (12:00PM)In-Person
The Multi-Track Federal Criminal Defense Seminar provides practical, in-depth training across a wide range of federal criminal defense topics. The…
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Latest News
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Jun. 19, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit have selected Corey Endo as the next Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington, according to the Circuit's press release. She succeeds Rene…
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Jun. 17, 2026
Currently, Florida and five other states continue to use fewer than 12 jurors in at least some criminal trials. In Florida, where all noncapital crimes are tried before six-member juries, roughly 5,000 criminal convictions are currently pending on direct appeal.
Hamed Kian was…
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Jun. 11, 2026
18 U.S.C. § 1519 prohibits only one act: that of falsifying a document. Today, in an unanimous opinion written by Justice Kagan, the Supreme Court held that “[t]he trial for falsifying a document must take place where the defendant falsified the document.” …
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CLE Information Center
Information about general CLE regulations by state and how the DSO Training Division as a "Sponsor" facilitates CLE for its programs.
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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.