New Jersey Office of the Public Defender

The State of New Jersey
Office of the Public Defender
Agency overview
Formed 1967
Jurisdiction New Jersey
Headquarters 25 Market Street, Trenton, N.J. 08625
Agency executive
  • Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender
Website http://www.nj.gov/defender/

The New Jersey Office of the Public Defender is an agency that is a part of the government of the state of New Jersey, in the United States.[1] The agency provides legal aid to "low income people charged with major crimes."[2]

The agency was first established in 1967. In 1974, the agency was incorporated into New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "OPD STRUCTURE". New Jersey Office of the Public Defender. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Miller, Melville D.; Holness, Leighton A. (1998). You and the Law in New Jersey: A Resource Guide. Rutgers University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8135-2532-7.
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