Defending Gang Cases - July 11, 2009 - Berkeley - On Line Information & Registration

Annual DUI Defense Institute - June 12-13, 2009 - Monterey- On Line Info. and Registration

Annual Basic Trial Skills Institute - July 26 - 31, 2009 - University of San Diego - Acrobat File Download

 

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Draft Survey Results - 2003 Defender Office Staffing Levels by County, State, and Federal for California

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Employment Information - Public Defender Offices in California

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California Courts Directory (California Judicial Council Web Site Link)

Who is Clara?

California State Bar On The Web

State Bar MCLE Regulations

California Women Defenders Association!

.The Judicial Council of California's site map

Justice Denied - 2009 Convention Luncheon Address - Hon. LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, - First African American California Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County - Served 2 decades and then went on to serve two terms as a member of the Palo Alto City Council. This is a Windows Media Player formatted video.

Homeless Court Programs - Information from the California Judicial Council Web site

 

2009 Lifetime Achievement Award - Presented to John Hamilton Scott, Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender on April 17, 2009.

Opening remarks are made by CPDA's President Bart Sheela, and the award is presented to John by Al Menaster, Head Deputy, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office..

Click HERE to view the video in Windows Media Player format (WMV)....or click HERE to view the video in Apple's MOV format - should work with most Apple computers.

 

California Public Defenders Association (CPDA) position paper regarding Proposition 5 - NORA - Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2008

CPDA position paper re: Proposition 9 - The "Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy's Law"

California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice - Official Reports and Expert Testimony

CPDA Awards Pages

California Public Defenders Association & California Attorneys for Criminal Justice - Joint Response to the California District Attorneys Association's "White Paper" Regarding the Death Penalty in California.

California Campaign for New Drug Policies - Web Site!

An Editorial: In Today's Trials, Experts are Crucial to Ensure That Justice Be Done (Acrobat File)

Gideon v. Wainwright Information

 

The Use of Force, a series of articles in the San Francisco Chronicle on the use of force by police.

And click HERE to view/download a copy of a chart that documents how the criminal justice system SHOULD work.

A Message from The CPDA President

Center for Constitutional Rights

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Criminal Justice System Flow Chart in Acrobat Format

Grace's Cases - Podcasts      
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