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The 2026 National Seminar for Federal Defenders (Advanced Defenders) is an in-person, invite-only conference for Federal Defender attorneys, which will take place May 27-29, 2026 in New Orleans,…
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2026 National Seminar for Federal Defenders (Advanced Defenders)
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Federal Defender Interpreters: Join the FDO Interpreter List!
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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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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Jun. 17, 2026 (1:00PM–2:00PM)
VirtualThis presentation is about exploring creative approaches to reviewing and decoding not only the typical records gathered through scorched-earth…
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Jun. 23, 2026 (2:00PM) – Jun. 24, 2026 (6:00PM)Virtual
Women are a powerful force within the federal defense community: from serving as receptionists, paralegals and investigators to mitigation…
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Jul. 16, 2026 (8:30AM) – Jul. 18, 2026 (12:30PM)In-Person
The Andrea Taylor Sentencing Advocacy Workshop focuses on a vital area of federal practice that has evolved since the Supreme Court declared the…
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May 26, 2026
In an Idaho tax-fraud trial, just as the jury is on the cusp of a verdict, one juror informs the judge that another juror made a racist comment about people of Mexican ethnicity. Things like, "The Mexicans, all they want to do is screw us over anyway”; Defendant’s employer "could have come up…
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May 26, 2026
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has selected Assistant Federal Defender Rebecca L. Aitchison to serve as a full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge, according to the…
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May 25, 2026
Defendant in a North Dakota fraud trial wasn't permitted to introduce statements from a recording of the gov't preparing its star witness, a co-fraudster who received a sweetheart plea deal of pretrial diversion even though he was facing 60 years imprisonment. Defense: I'd like to show portions…
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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.