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.
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…
Read Full SpotlightThe 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…
Read Full SpotlightWhether you have just been assigned your first 1326 case or your fiftieth, this soon to be launched on-demand video library will have something for you to learn from and implement in your practice…
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In-PersonThe Andrea Taylor Sentencing Advocacy Workshop focuses on a vital area of federal practice that has evolved since the Supreme Court declared the…
Read Full Event DescriptionIn-PersonPlease save the date for the Federal Defender Investigators and Paralegal Seminar on Aug. 4-6, 2026, with the location still to be determined.…
Read Full Event DescriptionVirtualWomen in jails and prisons face significant and often overlooked gender-specific health challenges, including a lack of reproductive care,…
Read Full Event DescriptionThe 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…
Read Full News PostCurrently, 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.
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Read Full News Post18 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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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.
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