264 | How Police Academies Foster a Culture of Police Violence w/Samantha Simon

Today, Hunter is joined by professor Samantha Simon, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. This episode is a deep dive into Professor Simon’s book, Before the Badge: How the Academy Training Shapes Police Violence. In it, […]

Assistant Federal Public Defender – Capital Habeas Unit

THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER is accepting applications for an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) to be stationed out of Phoenix, Arizona. This position may be eligible for full-time telework. Attorneys in the CHU represent persons […]

Assistant Federal Public Defender – Trial

Duties. The assistant federal public defender will represent clients charged with federal criminal offenses and clients involved in other matters covered under the Criminal Justice Act. The position requires travel for investigation, litigation, and training. Federal public defender attorneys may […]

Attorney I (Pima County Public Defense Services) – Tucson, AZ

Pima County Public Defense Services represents indigent individuals upon appointment by the Court in felony cases, misdemeanor cases, juvenile delinquency matters, dependency and severance proceedings, Title 36 proceedings, guardianship cases and appeals in Pima County.  Attorneys provide direct client representation […]

Attorney I (Pima County Public Fiduciary)

The Pima County Public Fiduciary serves as the court-appointed Guardian, Conservator or Estate Administrator (Personal Representative) to protect the legal rights and financial interest of vulnerable adults. The Public Fiduciary also administers the estates of deceased persons when there is […]

Attorney II (Public Defense Services)

Pima County Public Defense Services represents indigent individuals upon appointment by the Court in felony cases, misdemeanor cases, juvenile delinquency matters, dependency and severance proceedings, Title 36 proceedings, guardianship cases and appeals in Pima County.  Attorneys provide direct client representation […]

Director of the Office of Accountability and Transparency

The City of Phoenix is conducting a national search to find highly qualified candidates for the position of Director of the Office of Accountability and Transparency (OAT). The OAT Director is an Executive position within the City of Phoenix and […]

Letter to the La Paz County, Arizona, Board of Supervisors

Letter relating to a decision to close the public defender office The right to be represented by counsel is guaranteed by the United States and Arizona Constitutions because it is fundamental to ensuring criminal trials are fair. Ensuring a person’s […]

NAPD Sends Letters to Aurora, CO, and La Paz County, AZ, on Public Defender Office Closures

Last week, we learned about efforts in Aurora, Colorado, and La Paz County, Arizona, to close respected public defender offices in order to cut costs. We wrote letters to support these offices and urge local stakeholders not to shortchange the […]

Public Defender

Navajo County seeks an experienced criminal defense attorney to lead the Office of the Public Defender.  Navajo County is one of Arizona’s larger counties. It stretches approximately halfway across the state running north and south. Navajo County is rich with […]

Sentencing Resource Counsel Attorney

About Us. The National Sentencing Resource Counsel (SRC) is a highly collaborative, mission-based project of the Federal Public and Community Defenders. SRC is one of several national projects that support the work of defenders and CJA-appointed attorneys. SRC staff are […]