Public Defender
Responsibilities
- Legal representation in adult criminal cases charging felony or misdemeanor offenses (non-traffic offenses)
- Legal representation in juvenile delinquency cases
- Legal representation in family law contempt matters as referred by Family Law bench officers
- Clean Slate services to expunge criminal convictions sustained in Contra Costa County
- Assistance with pardons for felony offenses where blank years have passed since release from prison
- Legal representation in Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) mental health commitment cases
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