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Public Defenders

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This page collects the 4 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Public Defenders”. Coverage spans bills and public meetings - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Legal Representation, Courts, and Juveniles.

Active Bills

State BillWEST VIRGINIAFeb 12, 2026West Virginia Bill 4405 requires splitting large public defender corporations and expands executive director authorityHouse Bill 4405 requires the executive director of public defender services to split any public defender corporation employing six or more assistant public defenders into two separate and independent State BillWEST VIRGINIAFeb 11, 2026West Virginia Bill 5443 increases panel attorney and guardian ad litem compensation and establishes assistant guardian ad litem rolesFederal BillFEDERALDec 18, 2024True Justice Act of 2024: Federal Funding for Public Defense

Recent Activity

  1. Wed, May 41 item
    1. Hampton City Council Special Session: FY 2023 Budget and Tax RatesThe Hampton City Council held a special session to conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget and to approve various budget and tax ordinances on their first reading. Public defeHampton

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Key Actors

  1. 01Public defender officesorganization1 mentions
  2. 02Public Defender Servicesorganization1 mentions
  3. 03Indigent Defense Commissionorganization1 mentions
  4. 04Hampton Public Defenders Officeorganization1 mentions
  5. 05Units of local governmentorganization1 mentions
  6. 06Nonprofit organizationsorganization1 mentions
  7. 07Travis Adamsperson1 mentions
  8. 08Tribal organizationsorganization1 mentions
  9. 09Statesorganization1 mentions
  10. 10City of Hamptonlocation1 mentions

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  • Topic to billsWest Virginia Bill 4405 requires splitting large public defender corporations and expands executive director authority, West Virginia Bill 5443 increases panel attorney and guardian ad litem compensation and establishes assistant guardian ad litem roles, True Justice Act of 2024: Federal Funding for Public Defense
  • Topic to peopleTravis Adams
  • Topic to orgsPublic defender offices, Public Defender Services, Indigent Defense Commission (+5 more)
  • Topic to meetingsHampton City Council Special Session: FY 2023 Budget and Tax Rates
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  1. Feb 12, 2026State BillWest Virginia Bill 4405 requires splitting large public defender corporations and expands executive director authority
  2. Feb 11, 2026State BillWest Virginia Bill 5443 increases panel attorney and guardian ad litem compensation and establishes assistant guardian ad litem roles
  3. Dec 18, 2024Federal BillTrue Justice Act of 2024: Federal Funding for Public Defense
  4. May 4, 2022MeetingHampton City Council Special Session: FY 2023 Budget and Tax Rates