Los Angeles County Public Defender

Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office
Agency overview
Formed1913 (1913)
TypePublic defender
JurisdictionLos Angeles County
Agency executives
  • Ricardo García, LA County Public defender
  • Justine Esack, Chief Deputy
  • John Mathews, Chief of Staff
Websitepubdef.lacounty.gov

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's (LACPD) office is an agency of the government of Los Angeles County. LACPD was the first public defender agency in the United States. The current public defender is Ricardo García.

It provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime in state court who are financially unable to retain private counsel. The LACPD system is the largest public defender agency in the United States. The Alternate Public Defender (APD) and LACPD combined have over one thousand attorneys as well as support staff consisting of paralegals, investigators, social workers, and others.

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