Defender Association of Philadelphia
Defender Association of Philadelphia is a non-profit corporation, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that provides defense on a court-appointed basis for criminal and delinquency cases in which the defendants and respondents are indigent adults and juveniles.
History
[edit]In 1990, the association appointed the first woman as chief in 56 years.[1] In October 2001, the firm changed its address. The site for Comcast Center (Philadelphia) at 17th Street at John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a site occupied by a building that housed the Defender Association of Philadelphia and a parking lot.[2] In 2015, Keir Bradford-Grey become head of the Association.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- C. Darnell Jones II, federal judge
- Abbe Smith, law professor
- Gregory M. Sleet, federal judge
- Luis Felipe Restrepo, federal judge
- Benjamin H. Read, politician
Scholarship
[edit]- |Client Service in a Defender Organization: The Philadelphia Experience
- |egal Aid to Indigent Criminal Defendants in Philadelphia and New Jersey
References
[edit]- ^ Tulsky, Fredric. "Defender Association Appoints First Woman Chief In 56 Years". Philly.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Holcomb, Henry J. (October 25, 2001). "Philadelphia's Public Defenders Get New Home; Site Free for Development". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ McCrystal, Laura. "New chief of Defender Association of Philadelphia known for taking different approach". philly.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.