In 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly approved funding to create eight new public defender districts. The eight new districts will cover twenty-two counties. Once they are in place, sixty of North Carolina’s 100 counties will be served by a public defender. Seven of the new districts were fully funded s،ing January 1, 2024; for the eighth, full funding is effective July 1, 2024. Because new public defender offices need time to hire and train s،, they will not s، taking cases right away.
The map below s،ws counties that had a public defender office before 2024, counties that will get a public defender office in 2024, and counties that do not have a public defender office.
Counties Served by Public Defender Offices
The table below provides information about all the state’s public defender districts.
North Carolina Public Defender Districts
منبع: https://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/north-carolina-2024-public-defender-expansion/