For information about Office of Public Defense Services Commission meetings contact Laura Anson, Office of Public Defense Services, (503) 378-3349, ext 245, Laura.J.Anson@opds.state.or.us. The Office of Public Defense Services Commission will provide equal access and accommodation to individuals with disabilities to ensure attendance and participation at its meetings. Any individual requiring access or accommodation may call (503) 378-3349.
Always check for updated meeting notices on the Public Defense Services Commission website.
Thursday, June 13
June 13
July 17
September 12
October 25
December 12
ABA — Eight Guidelines of Public Defense Related to Excessive Workload
Is
This Equal Justice? 2003 Supplement Report by Kristine Constans,
Human Resources Manager, Metropolitan Public Defenders Office
September
2003 Report to the Public Defense Services Commission — Recommendations
to Improve Oregon’s Public Defense Contracting System, prepared by Peter
Ozanne and Geoff Guilfoy
May
2002 Operational Review of Oregon’s Public Defense System
Significant
Documents and Events in the Indigent Defense Fiscal Crisis, presented
by Paul Levy, June 19, Annual Conference 2003
PDSC Revised Drug Court Guidelines
Model
Public Defense Legal Services Contract
Out-of-State Subpoena Checklist
Notice
to All Public Defense Providers Regarding Electronic Deposit
Judge
Hogan’s Opinion in Shepard v. Bearden, issued Friday, May 16, just
hours after argument and minutes after the close of business
Shepard
v. Bearden, April 7, 2003—Complaint for Declatory Relief
Indigent
Defense Budget Reduction Plan: Fact Sheet
Senate
Bill 145 (2001 legislation creating The Public Defense Commission)
Indigent
Defense Standards and Guidelines for Various States, Including Oregon
2003
Fiscal Crisis Documents. Log-in to the OCDLA Legal Document Library to
access documents used for filing constutitutional challenges arising from Oregon’s fiscal
crisis in public defense. Choose the 2003 Fiscal Crisis category.
Both adult and juvenile public defense in Oregon is funded by the state. The Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association assists in securing funds through legislative advocacy and public education.
The Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS), a state agency, manages the funds and provides appellate level public defense.
Trial level public defense services are provided by private lawyers and public defenders under contract with OPDS.