OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
STATE OF MARYLAND
FISCAL YEAR 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
Nancy S. Forster Public Defender
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3 PUBLIC DEFENDER OPERATIONS
Prior to the creation of the Office of the Public Defender by the Maryland Legislature on July 1, 1971, the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in state prosecutions was limited to those cases where, in the judgment of the trial court, “a just regard for the rights of the accused require[d] it.” Acts of 1886, Ch. 46, Section 1. Thus, by statute, in Maryland there was no right to appointed counsel, only the discretionary authority of the trial court to appoint counsel.
This discretionary authority ended on March 18, 1963, when the United States Supreme Court, in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), announced that the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel in federal prosecutions, applied with equal force to state prosecutions. Thus, the right of indigent defendants to appointed counsel in state court was “constitutionalized.”
Between the years 1963 and 1970, the United States Supreme Court continued to expand the right to counsel beyond the trial itself to include the right to counsel at line-ups, custodial interrogations, preliminary hearings and arraignments. In response to the continuing expansion of the right to counsel, the Governor of Maryland created a Commission to study the need for a statewide public defender system. This culminated in the passage of Article 27A, creating a statewide public defender system funded by the State of Maryland.
Under Md. Code, Criminal Procedure Article, Section 16-101 et. seq., a three-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor, in turn, appoints a Public Defender who serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. The Public Defender is authorized to appoint, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, a Deputy Public Defender, and one District Public Defender for each of the twelve district offices. The Public Defender, with the advice of the District Public Defender, may appoint Assistant Public Defenders in such number as authorized by the budget. The Deputy Public Defender, District Public Defenders and Assistant Public Defenders all serve at the pleasure of the Public Defender.
The State is divided into twelve operational districts, conforming to the geographical boundaries of the District Court of Maryland as set forth in the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The District Public Defenders, along with the Assistant Public Defenders, are responsible for representing all eligible indigent defendants in the District and Circuit Courts within their geographical boundaries.
Representation of an indigent individual extends to a criminal (or Juvenile) proceedings in which a defendant (or party) is alleged to have committed a serious offense. Md. Code, Criminal Procedure Article, Section 16-204(b).
"An individual may apply for services of the Office as an indigent individual, if the individual states in writing under oath or affirmation that the individual, without undue financial hardship, cannot provide the full payment of an attorney and all other necessary expenses of representation..." Md. Code, Criminal Procedure Article, Section 16-210(a).
4 In determining a defendant’s eligibility for public defender services, the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has created income guidelines which are in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), Section 14.06.03, that are patterned after the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The Agency also takes into consideration any other factors bearing on the defendant’s indigency. Every applicant for services is interviewed by an intake specialist, or another public defender employee, and completes a written application detailing income and assets.
Office of the Public Defender clients are represented in court by Assistant Public Defenders except when there is an ethical conflict. In those cases, the Public Defender, or District Public Defender, appoints a panel attorney from the public defender’s list of private attorneys approved to represent public defender clients. Panel attorneys receive $50 per hour, subject to a maximum of $3,000 for most cases. The Public Defender exercises discretion in approving fees exceeding the maximum amount.
In addition to the district offices, there are also seven statewide operational divisions within the OPD: (1) the Appellate Division handles all public defender appeals in the state appellate courts, and the United States Supreme Court; (2) the Capital Defense Division coordinates the delivery of legal defense services in murder cases eligible for the death penalty and provides representation in capital murder cases; (3) the Collateral Review Division provides representation in post conviction hearings, extradition hearings and parole revocation hearings; (4) the Mental Health Division provides representation to those indigents involuntarily confined to mental health facilities; and (5) the Children In Need of Assistance Division (CINA) provides representation to parents and legal guardians in cases involving allegations of abuse and neglect or where termination of parental rights (TPR) are sought.; (6) the Forensics Division provides OPD attorneys with training and technical and litigation support regarding the use of forensic experts; (7) the Juvenile Protection Division monitors the conditions of confinement of all OPD juvenile clients committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Services.
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TABLE #1 Office of the Public Defender Total Number of Cases Opened Calendar Year 2007 By District, Division & Area of Law
6 7 TOTAL OPD CASES OPENED
CALENDAR YEAR 2007
PER DISTRICT, DIVISION & AREA OF LAW
CY2007 CIRCUIT DISTRICT JUVENILE TOTALS DISTRICT 1 17,010 48,403 6,457 71,870 DISTRICT 2 2,426 7,043 1,123 10,592 DISTRICT 3 2,313 5,845 680 8,838 DISTRICT 4 1,819 6,289 1,273 9,381 DISTRICT 5 4,557 12,988 1,596 19,141 DISTRICT 6 2,065 10,595 1,182 13,842 DISTRICT 7 2,393 9,181 1,261 12,835 DISTRICT 8 4,122 9,813 2,871 16,806 DISTRICT 9 1,563 2,840 835 5,238 DISTRICT 10 1,777 4,241 1,059 7,077 DISTRICT 11 3,220 6,312 1,627 11,159 DISTRICT 12 439 2,777 260 3,476
DISTRICT TOTALS 43,704 126,327 20,224 190,255 DIVISIONS APPELLATE 1,007 CAPITAL 14* CINA 5,472 COLLATERAL REVIEW 2,254 MENTAL HEALTH 6,181
DIVISION TOTALS 14,914 14,914
OPD TOTALS 205,169
*cases opened in Districts
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Table # 2 Office of the Public Defender Total Cases Opened in District Operations By Area of Law and Case Type Calendar Year 2007
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Matters Opened AreaOfLaw Circuit District Juvenile Circuit District Juvenile Calendar Year 2007 Total Total Total Total District County CI JT DA NS OC SC VC CR OD PH SD TR VD DE VJ 01 Baltimore City 6,701 5,946 243 557 10 127 3,426 17,010 34,183 19 6,210 - 4,798 3,193 48,403 6,433 24 6,457 71,870 01 Total 6,701 5,946 243 557 10 127 3,426 17,010 34,183 19 6,210 - 4,798 3,193 48,403 6,433 24 6,457 71,870 02 Dorchester County 142 84 11 16 9 10 58 330 654 12 114 9 324 105 1,218 178 4 182 1,730 Somerset County 161 82 5 47 1 6 43 345 455 - 167 1 220 23 866 126 4 130 1,341 Wicomico County 527 267 22 69 64 15 216 1,180 1,705 1 388 6 876 203 3,179 610 0 610 4,969 Worcester County 181 190 22 59 3 10 106 571 1,090 3 135 12 442 98 1,780 191 10 201 2,552 02 Total 1,011 623 60 191 77 41 423 2,426 3,904 16 804 28 1,862 429 7,043 1,105 18 1,123 10,592 03 Caroline County 55 158 2 13 - 5 61 294 640 2 50 3 405 40 1,140 78 0 78 1,512 Cecil County 295 624 25 72 2 32 189 1,239 1,227 1 148 5 580 114 2,075 329 7 336 3,650 Kent County 37 138 7 8 2 9 56 257 245 2 32 3 259 35 576 75 6 81 914 Queen Anne's County 48 60 3 14 12 21 54 212 437 2 55 39 347 149 1,029 96 2 98 1,339 Talbot County 142 72 5 7 - 15 70 311 489 2 93 3 347 91 1,025 87 0 87 1,423 03 Total 577 1,052 42 114 16 82 430 2,313 3,038 9 378 53 1,938 429 5,845 665 15 680 8,838 04 Calvert County 101 36 1 114 - 3 80 335 1,034 2 11 6 375 56 1,484 290 0 290 2,109 Charles County 454 83 7 175 13 75 167 974 1,924 2 79 30 595 168 2,798 617 99 716 4,488 St. Mary's County 176 137 11 105 3 7 71 510 1,222 1 83 65 524 112 2,007 244 23 267 2,784 04 Total 731 256 19 394 16 85 318 1,819 4,180 5 173 101 1,494 336 6,289 1,151 122 1,273 9,381 05 Prince George's County 2,025 1,488 21 97 35 321 570 4,557 8,485 3 1,420 1 2,929 150 12,988 1,594 2 1,596 19,141 05 Total 2,025 1,488 21 97 35 321 570 4,557 8,485 3 1,420 1 2,929 150 12,988 1,594 2 1,596 19,141 06 Montgomery County 893 53 466 234 21 47 351 2,065 6,461 5 974 26 2,430 699 10,595 1,088 94 1,182 13,842 06 Total 893 53 466 234 21 47 351 2,065 6,461 5 974 26 2,430 699 10,595 1,088 94 1,182 13,842 07 Anne Arundel County 932 305 177 131 16 126 706 2,393 4,849 7 618 260 2,592 855 9,181 1,236 25 1,261 12,835 07 Total 932 305 177 131 16 126 706 2,393 4,849 7 618 260 2,592 855 9,181 1,236 25 1,261 12,835 08 Baltimore County 1,588 739 420 194 6 316 859 4,122 5,234 6 1,062 168 2,663 680 9,813 2,707 164 2,871 16,806 08 Total 1,588 739 420 194 6 316 859 4,122 5,234 6 1,062 168 2,663 680 9,813 2,707 164 2,871 16,806 09 Harford County 287 581 143 45 10 74 423 1,563 1,471 13 154 75 706 421 2,840 795 40 835 5,238 09 Total 287 581 143 45 10 74 423 1,563 1,471 13 154 75 706 421 2,840 795 40 835 5,238 10 Carroll County 185 419 37 25 10 83 225 984 1,033 - 70 15 408 124 1,650 471 31 502 3,136 Howard County 245 217 13 18 1 160 139 793 1,315 1 163 80 823 209 2,591 540 17 557 3,941 10 Total 430 636 50 43 11 243 364 1,777 2,348 1 233 95 1,231 333 4,241 1,011 48 1,059 7,077 11 Frederick County 302 588 32 94 58 144 257 1,475 1,377 2 198 72 892 220 2,761 634 153 787 5,023 Washington County 510 469 133 212 37 101 283 1,745 1,971 11 355 96 703 415 3,551 626 214 840 6,136 11 Total 812 1,057 165 306 95 245 540 3,220 3,348 13 553 168 1,595 635 6,312 1,260 367 1,627 11,159 12 Allegany County 137 149 8 - 5 10 57 366 1,259 9 245 2 299 172 1,986 195 11 206 2,558 Garrett County 33 24 4 - 1 2 9 73 469 - 38 35 171 78 791 47 7 54 918 12 Total 170 173 12 - 6 12 66 439 1,728 9 283 37 470 250 2,777 242 18 260 3,476 Total 16,157 12,909 1,818 2,306 319 1,719 8,476 43,704 79,229 106 12,862 1,012 24,708 8,410 126,327 19,287 937 20,224 190,255
Key Sentence Review Preliminary CI = Crim Information/Indictment SC = Cir PH = Hearing OD = Other District DA = District Court Appeal VC = VOP - Circuit SD = Sentence Review District VJ = Violation of Probarion - Juvenile JT = Jury Trial Demand OC = Other Circuirt TR = Traffic - District DE = Juvenile Delinquency Violation of Probation - NS = Non-support CR = Criminal -District VD = District Volune 8 6/25/2008
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Table # 3 Office of the Public Defender Total Number of Cases Opened By District and Division Calendar Year 2007
14 15 TABLE #3 OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER Calendar Year 2007 Cases Opened by District Baltimore City 15,107 3,476 Lower Shore
11,159 Upper Shore
7,077 Southern Maryland 71,870 Prince George's 5,238 Montgomery
Anne Arundel 16,806 Baltimore County
Harford
12,835 Carroll & Howard
Frederick & Washington 10,592 13,842 Western Maryland
8,838 Statewide Divisions 19,141 9,381
16 17 Average Annual Caseloads per Attorney
The following charts illustrate the average annual caseload per attorney in District Operations by geographic region (urban, suburban and rural) and computed within three areas of law: Circuit Court (mostly felonies), District Court (mostly misdemeanors) and Juvenile Court. These annual averages are calculated by extracting the raw number of opened cases by case type in each District from ProLaw, the Agency’s electronic case management system. The data is verified and adjusted to account for the approximately 5% of all OPD cases that are handled by panel attorneys because of a conflict, not OPD staff attorneys. The resulting average annual attorney caseloads are compared to the Agency’s caseload standards as developed for the Office of the Public Defender by the National Center for State Courts in 2005. The caseload standard, or goal, is indicated on each chart by the red horizontal line. The charts illustrate that OPD is 42% compliant (5 of 12 Districts) with Circuit Court caseload standards; 25% compliant (3 of 12 Districts) with District Court caseload standards; and 42% compliant with Juvenile caseload standards. Because Baltimore City is the only District designated as Urban, all three of the city’s areas of law are illustrated on the same chart.
18 CIRCUIT COURT - RURAL DISTRICTS 2007 Average Attorney Caseloads
350
302 300 Caseload Standard for Rural Circuit Courts is: 191 cases annually 251 250 241
200 180 185 174
150 118
100
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19 CIRCUIT COURT - SUBURBAN DISTRICTS 2007 Average Attorney Caseloads
300
261
250 Caseload Standard for suburban Circuit courts: 140 cases annually 189 200 175
150 123
100
50
0 Prince George's Montgomery Anne Arundel Baltimore County
20 DISTRICT COURT - RURAL DISTRICTS 2007 Averge Attorney Caseloads
1400
Caseload Standard 1200 1143 for Rural District Courts: 630 cases 1015 annually 1000 945
814 777 800
630 600 507
400
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0 Lower Shore Upper Shore Southern MD Harford Carroll/Howard Fred/Wash Western MD Co's.
21 DISTRICT COURT - RURAL DISTRICTS 2007 Averge Attorney Caseloads
1400 Caseload Standard for 1200 1143 Rural District Courts: 630 1015 cases annually 945 1000
814 777 800 630 600 507
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22 DISTRICT COURT - SUBURBAN DISTRICTS 2007 Average Attorney Caseloads
1200
1073 Caseload Standard for 1007 1012 Suburban District 1000 Courts: 705 cases annually
800 777
600
400
200
0 Prince George's Montgomery Anne Arundel Baltimore County
23 JUVENILE COURT - RURAL DISTRICTS 2007 Average Attorney Caseloads
800
700 674 Caseload Standard for Rural Juvenile Courts: 600 271 cases annually
500 454
400 380 341 317 301 300
261 200
100
0 Lower Shore Upper Shore Southern MD Harford Carroll/Howard Fred/Wash Western MD Co's.
24 JUVENILE COURT - SUBURBAN DISTRICTS 2007 Attorney Caseloads
400
Caseload Standard for 350 Suburban Juvenile 335 Courts: 238 cases annually 300
250
235 200 192 150 176
100
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0 Prince George's Montgomery Anne Arundel Baltimore County
25 BALTIMORE CITY - URBAN 2007 Average Attorney Caseloads
800
700 641
600 URBAN GOALS: Circuit - 156 Dist Ct - 728 500 Juvenile - 182
400
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200 204 200
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26 27 Caseload Analysis By District
The following tables represent an analysis of the calendar year 2007 cases and average annual caseloads per attorney in each of the twelve District offices. Each table begins with the total number of cases opened in each District and the total number of Assistant Public Defenders assigned to each District. The next two columns cite the “panel adjusted” average annual caseload in that District by area of law for the current year and the prior year. The adjustment for panel cases indicates that the total number of cases in each District that were assigned to, and handled by, panel attorneys rather than OPD staff attorneys are subtracted from the total number of cases before caseload averages are computed. The final column lists the caseload standard, or goal, for each area of law within the particular geographic region.
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District One
CY 2006 CY 2007 Caseload Caseload URBAN Ratios per Ratios per panel panel Baltimore City 2007 Cases 2007 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 17,010 79.5 231 200 156
District 48,403 74 785 641 728
Juvenile 6,457 28.5 190 204 182 Administration/ Support Services 15
Total 71,870 197
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Two
CY 2006 CY 2007 Caseload Caseload Rural Ratios per Ratios per panel panel Lower Shore 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 2,426 12.45 220 180 191
District 7,043 5.6 1,018 1,143 630
Juvenile 1,123 1.45 409 674 271 Administration/ Support Services - 0
Total 10,592 19.5
31 2007 Caseload Comparison- District Three
Rural CY 2006 Caseload CY 2007 Caseload Ratios per panel Ratios per panel Upper Shore 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 2,313 7.1 289 302 191
District 5,845 7.15 691 777 630
Juvenile 680 1.75 199 341 271
Administration/ Support Services - 0
Total 8,838 16
32 2007 Caseload Comparison - District Four
CY 2007 Rural CY 2006 Caseload Caseload Ratios Ratios per panel per panel 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment Southern MD CWS Standard
Circuit 1,819 7.30 250 241 191
District 6,289 6.10 886 1,015 630
Juvenile 1,273 4.10 192 301 271
Administration/ Support Services - 1.50
Total 9,381 19
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Five
SUBURBAN CY 2006 Caseload CY 2007 Caseload Prince George's Ratios per panel Ratios per panel Co. 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 4,557 24 136 175 140
District 12,988 12 1,036 1,073 705
Juvenile 1,596 7 287 192 238
Administration/ Support Services - 1
Total 19,141 44
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Six
CY 2007 Caseload SUBURBAN Ratios per CY 2006 Caseload Ratios panel Montgomery Co. 2007 Cases CY07 Attys per panel adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 2,065 16 138 123 140
District 10,595 10 1,054 1,007 705
Juvenile 1,182 5 170 192 238
Community Defense 576 2 N/A N/A N/A Administration/ Support Services - 1
Total 13,842 576 34
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Seven
CY 2007 SUBURBAN CY 2006 Caseload Caseload Ratios Ratios per panel per panel Anne Arundel Co. 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 2,393 12.3 234 189 140
District 9,181 9 1,214 1,012 705
Juvenile 1,261 3.7 358 335 238 Administration/ Support Services - 0
Total 12,835 25
36 2007 Caseload Comparison - District Eight
SUBURBAN
CY 2006 Caseload CY 2007 Caseload Ratios per panel Ratios per panel Baltimore County 07 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 4,122 15 281 261 140
District 9,813 12.5 792 777 705
Juvenile 2,871 10 278 235 238
Administration/ Support Services - 2
Total 16,806 39.5
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Nine
Rural CY 2006 Caseload CY 2007 Caseload Ratios per panel Ratios per panel Harford County 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 1,563 8.2 258 185 191
District 2,840 3.4 612 814 630
Juvenile 835 2.4 279 317 271
Administration/ Support Services - 1
Total 5,238 15
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Ten
Rural CY 2007 CY 2006 Caseload Caseload Ratios Carroll & Howard Ratios per panel per panel Co's. 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 1,777 9.5 186 174 191
District 4,241 6.3 664 630 630
Juvenile 1,059 3.7 375 261 271
Administration/ Support Services -
Total 7,077 19.5
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Eleven
CY 2007 RURAL CY 2006 Caseload Caseload Ratios Ratios per Frederick & per panel panel Wash. Co's. 07 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 3,220 12.1 280 274 191
District 6,312 6.1 772 945 630
Juvenile 1,627 3.3 277 454 271 Administration/ Support Services - 0.5
Total 11,159 22
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2007 Caseload Comparison - District Twelve
CY2007 CY 2006 Caseload RURAL Caseload Ratios Ratios per per panel panel Western MD 2007 Cases CY07 Attys adjustment adjustment CWS Standard
Circuit 439 2.9 172 118 191
District 2,777 4.55 572 507 630
Juvenile 260 0.55 80 380 271 Administration/ Support Services - 0
Total 3,476 8
41 42 OPD STATEWIDE DIVISIONS
Appellate
The Appellate Division represents OPD clients in direct appeals from the circuit courts to the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. If the Court of Appeals of Maryland or the United States Supreme Court grants further review, the Appellate Division will represent clients there as well.
The majority of appeals from criminal cases, juvenile delinquency cases, and child access cases in the State of Maryland are handled by the 28 lawyers of the OPD Appellate Division.
Capital Defense
OPD’s Capital Defense Division provides direct trial representation to clients who face the death penalty, and provides instruction and support to all OPD attorneys statewide who represent persons charged with capital offenses.
The Capital Defense Division provides in-depth training, consultation, and resources to assist the capital defense team in all areas of representation, including death penalty motion practice, selection and retention of necessary experts, capital jury selection and capital sentencing.
Additionally, the Capital Defense Division oversees the allocation of all necessary resources to persons who have been sentenced to death in the Maryland state courts.
Collateral Review
The OPD Collateral Review Division provides representation in state post conviction hearings, as well as coram nobis, state habeas corpus, motions to reopen, parole revocation, and extradition hearings.
Children In Need of Assistance (CINA)
When the Department of Social Services (DSS), through Child Protective Services (CPS), institutes proceedings regarding abuse or neglect of a child by a parent or legal guardian, CINA Division attorneys represent those parents/guardians. Representation is provided through all of the stages of the Juvenile Court case.
43 Forensics
The OPD Forensics Division provides training, as well as technical and litigation support to OPD attorneys in order to facilitate effective use and cross examination of forensic experts. The attorneys in this Division also directly represent clients throughout the state.
Mental Health (Involuntary Institutionalization Services)
The OPD Mental Health Division provides representation to individuals involuntarily confined to public and private mental health facilities across the state.
Juvenile Protection Division (JPD)
In January 2007, the Public Defender created the Juvenile Protection Division to serve as a specialized statewide division to monitor the conditions of confinement of all OPD juvenile clients committed to the care and custody of the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).
The JPD is also responsible for protecting the individual rights of juveniles who are committed to DJS facilities, ensuring the safety and appropriateness of their placements and assuring the timely implementation of juvenile court orders. Juvenile Protection Division attorneys directly represent juveniles in all post-disposition matters.
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Chart # 4 Office of the Public Defender Ten Year Growth in Number of Cases Opened in All Districts and Divisions
45 46 OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER 10 YEAR GROWTH IN NUMBER OF CASES OPENED
220,000 206,383 205,169 201,296 201,332
200,000 191,232 187,525 188,791 182,652
180,000 166,964 164,844
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000 FY1999 FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 CY2003 CY2004 CY2005 CY2006 CY2007
47 48 STATE OF MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER LISTINGS
ADMINISTRATION Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender Michael Morrissette, Deputy Public Defender 6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1400 Laurel Albin, Director, Legislative Affairs Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Lynn Bellamy, EEO Officer (410) 767-8460 Pete Rose, General Counsel Patricia Chappell, Chief Administrative Officer Kimberlee Schultz, Communications Director Mary Jo Livingston, Director of Training Dawn Kouneski, Personnel Administrator Van Lewis, Director of Admin. Services Diane Lach, Director of Recruitment
DIVISIONS
APPELLATE DIVISION Geraldine Sweeney, Chief Attorney
6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1302 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 767-8555
CAPITAL DEFENSE DIVISION Katy C. O’Donnell, Chief Attorney
One South Calvert Plaza, Suite 1210 201 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 223-3786
CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE Vanita Taylor, Chief Attorney (CINA)
300 N. Gay Street, 2nd floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (443) 263-8938
CLIENT SERVICES–JUVENILE DIVISION Melissa Nolan, Director
One South Calvert Plaza, Suite 800 201 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 347-1077
49 COLLATERAL REVIEW DIVISION D. Scott Whitney, Chief Attorney
300 West Preston Street, Room 213 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 767-1289
FORENSICS DIVISION Patrick Kent, Chief Attorney
One South Calvert Plaza – 16th Floor 201 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 223-3751
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (I.T.) Michael Cummings, Director of IT
One South Calvert Street – 8th Floor 201 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 223 3754
INNOCENCE PROJECT Michele Nethercott, Chief Attorney
One South Calvert Street – 16th Floor 201 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 223-3751
JUVENILE PROTECTION Debbie St. Jean, Director
6 Saint Paul Street – 14th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 767-8473
MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION Lois Fisher, Chief Attorney
One South Calvert Plaza – Suite 1230 201 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 347-1068
DISTRICTS
DISTRICT ONE (Baltimore City) Elizabeth L. Julian, District Public Defender
Main Office Central Booking & Intake Center 201 Saint Paul Place 300 East Madison Street, Room 2N36 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 333-4900 (410) 209-4437
50 District Court - Eastside District Court - Westside Eastside Courts Building Borgerding District Court/MSC 1400 East North Avenue 5800 Wabash Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21213 Baltimore, Maryland 21215 (410) 878-8617 (410) 878-8130
District Court - Southern John R. Hargrove, Sr. Building 700 East Patapsco Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21225 (410) 878-8402
DISTRICT TWO (Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties) James P. Murray, District Public Defender
Wicomico County Dorchester County Salisbury District Court/MSC 310 Gay Street 201 Baptist Street, Box 26 Cambridge, Maryland 21613 Salisbury, Maryland 21801 (410) 221-2572 (410) 713-3400
Somerset County Worcester County 30509 Prince William Street 203 River Street Princess Anne, Maryland 21853 Snow Hill, Maryland 21863 (410) 651-3271 (410) 632-1951
DISTRICT THREE (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties) Stefan R. Skipp, District Public Defender
Queen Anne’s County Caroline County Post Office Box 230 Post Office Box 159 120 Broadway 110 Franklin Street Centreville, Maryland 21617 Denton, Maryland 21629 (410) 819-4022 (410) 479-5756
Cecil County Kent County Elkton District Court/MSC Post Office Box 148 170 East Main Street 115 Court Street Elkton, Maryland 21921 Chestertown, Maryland 21620 (410) 996-2852 (410) 778-0809
Talbot County 301 Bay Street, Suite 303 Easton, Maryland 21601 (410) 820-6100
51 DISTRICT FOUR (Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties) Sheila J. Sullivan, District Public Defender
Charles County Calvert County Southern Maryland Trade Center 200 Duke Street, Room 2000 101 Catalpa Drive, Suite 102A Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678 LaPlata, Maryland 20646 (443) 550-6800 (301) 609-9802
St. Mary’s County Joseph D. Carter Building P.O. Box 653 23110 Leonard Hall Drive Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 (301) 880-2830
DISTRICT FIVE (Prince George’s County) Brian Denton, District Public Defender
Courthouse, Suite 272B 4990 Rhode Island Avenue, Room 345 Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 (301) 952-2124 (301) 699-2760
DISTRICT SIX (Montgomery County) Paul B. DeWolfe, District Public Defender
199-P East Montgomery Avenue 8552 Second Avenue Rockville, Maryland 20850 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (240) 773-9600 (301) 563-8707
DISTRICT SEVEN (Anne Arundel County) William Davis, District Public Defender
Annapolis (Main Office) Glen Burnie District Court 1700 Margaret Avenue George M. Taylor District Court/MSC Annapolis, Maryland 21401 7500 Ritchie Highway, Room 206 (410) 974-2201 Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061 (410) 412-7102
Annapolis District Court Robert F. Sweeney District Court 251 Rowe Boulevard, Room 122 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 260-1325
52 DISTRICT EIGHT (Baltimore County) Thelma J. Triplin, District Public Defender
Virginia Towers 500 Virginia Avenue Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 324-8968
DISTRICT NINE (Harford County) Kelly Casper, District Public Defender
Mary E. W. Risteau District Court/MSC 2 South Bond Street Bel Air, Maryland 21014 (410) 836-4881
DISTRICT TEN (Howard and Carroll Counties) Carol A. Hanson, District Public Defender
Howard County Carroll County Ellicott City District Court/MSC District Court/MSC 3451 Courthouse Drive 101 North Court Street, Suite 140 Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 Westminster, Maryland 21157 (410) 480-7777 (410) 871-3636
DISTRICT ELEVEN (Frederick and Washington Counties) Mary Riley, District Public Defender
Frederick County Washington County 100 West Patrick Street 100 West Franklin Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 (301) 694-1987 (301) 791-4728
DISTRICT TWELVE (Allegany and Garrett Counties) Michael R. Burkey, District Public Defender
Allegany County Garrett County 248 North Mechanic Street 105 South Second Street, Suite 5 Cumberland, Maryland 21502 Oakland, Maryland 21550 (301) 777-2142 (301) 334-9196
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