Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Constitution, the Yavapai County Public Defender’s Office is responsible for the court-appointed representation of persons not financially able to afford an attorney who are facing the loss of their liberty through criminal charges, juvenile proceedings, post conviction reviews, or involuntary commitment hearings.
It is the goal of the Office to fully protect the rights of our clients, to ensure that all of our constitutional requirements are met, to work with others in the justice system to ensure the fair and responsible administration of justice, and to meet our mandates in a professional, ethical, and fiscally responsible manner.
The Office is comprised of a Criminal Trial and a Juvenile Division, with offices in Prescott and the Verde Valley, and includes attorneys, investigators, paralegals, legal secretaries, and records personnel.
The Public Defender is also the administrator for all court-appointed criminal and juvenile contracts for indigents, when the Public Defender Office is unable to assume representation.