Archives

• Governor Murphy's nomination of Michael Noriega to the Supreme Court marks the first time a public defender has been selected.
  Posted 05/16/2023
• Public Defender Krakora Features at Seton Hall Panel on Criminal Justice Reform
  Posted 03/27/2023
• Governor Murphy Endorses Elimination of Fees for OPD Clients
  Posted 03/06/2023
• OPD Employee Recognition Ceremony Returns in Person
  Posted 02/21/2023
• OPD to Expand Civil Commitment Representation to Warren and Morris Counties
  Posted 11/14/2022
• OPD to Expand Mental Health Advocacy Representation
  Posted 10/18/2022
• 35 New Attorneys Join The OPD This Fall
  Posted 09/29/2022
• Opinion Piece Touts the Success of Criminal Justice Reform
  Posted 09/22/2022
• Pilot Program for Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire to Begin in September
  Posted 08/01/2022
• OPD Resumes In-Person Training
  Posted 07/15/2022
• OPD Launches Pilot Program for Telework
  Posted 07/14/2022
• Judicial Conference on Jury Selection Recommends 26 Reforms to the Jury System
  Posted 04/13/2022
• Team Shaken Baby Honored at OPD Forensic Science Conference
  Posted 03/23/2022
• Public Defender Krakora to Chair Sentencing Commission Subcommittee
  Posted 03/11/2022
• OPD Celebrates Juvenile Justice Reform Bills
  Posted 01/14/2022
• Supreme Court Orders Resentencing for Juvenile Offenders Sentenced as Adults for Murder
  Posted 01/13/2022
• Judge Strikes Down the Shaken Baby Syndrome
  Posted 01/09/2022
• Public Defender Krakora Takes Center Stage at Judicial Conference on Jury Selection
  Posted 11/15/2021
• Public Defender Krakora to Speak at Judicial Conference on Jury Selection
  Posted 11/01/2021
• Success of Criminal Justice Reform Recognized by the Star-Ledger and nj.com
  Posted 10/22/2021
• OPD Advocates for Mental Health Courts
  Posted 10/12/2021
• OPD Releases Parole Project Report
  Posted 10/04/2021
• Public Defender Krakora to Receive ACDL-NJ's Top Honor
  Posted 08/30/2021
• Judge Rules that AG Directive on Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Offenses is Unlawful
  Posted 08/29/2021
• NJ Supreme Court Adopts OPD Position on Data Collection During Jury Selection
  Posted 08/19/2021
• OPD to Welcome Over 30 New Attorneys This Fall
  Posted 07/23/2021
• OPD Welcomes Over 80 Summer Interns
  Posted 06/14/2021
• OPD Launches Working Group on Transition to Electronic Files
  Posted 06/14/2021
• Public Defender Krakora Announces Increase in On-Site Staffing
  Posted 05/17/2021
• OPD Launches Working Group on Transition to Electronic Files
  Posted 05/08/2021
• OPD Disappointed as Governor Murphy Conditionally Vetoes Sentencing Reform Bill
  Posted 04/21/2021
• Forensic Science Conference Draws Rave Reviews
  Posted 03/26/2021
• OPD Women’s History Month Program to Feature ACLU President Deborah Archer
  Posted 03/23/2021
• OPD Women’s History Month Program to Feature ACLU President Deborah Archer
  Posted 03/23/2021
• NJ Supreme Court Hears Arguments on OPD's Order to Show Cause
  Posted 01/20/2021
• NJ Supreme Court to Hear OTSC Arguments on January 20, 2021
  Posted 01/08/2021
• NJ Supreme Court Issues OPD Order to Show Cause on Pretrial Detainees
  Posted 12/17/2020
• NJ Supreme Court to Hear Latest Order to Show Cause
  Posted 12/15/2020
• OPD Files Another Order to Show Cause in the NJ Supreme Court
  Posted 12/09/2020
• OPD Secures NACDL Grant for Police Accountability Database
  Posted 11/19/2020
• OPD Secures NACDL Grant for Police Accountability Database
  Posted 11/19/2020
• Settlement of Lawsuit Against Greystone Hospital is Major OPD Victory
  Posted 11/09/2020
• Princeton Alumni Weekly Recognizes Public Defender Krakora for Work on CJR
  Posted 11/01/2020
• Recruiting Efforts Continue at the Equal Justice Works Job Fair
  Posted 10/23/2020
• OPD Joins Fight for Police Accountability
  Posted 10/22/2020
• Public Defender Krakora’s Op-Ed on Sentencing Reform on nj.com and in The Star-Ledger
  Posted 09/18/2020
• OPD to Address Increasing Number of Detention Cases
  Posted 08/13/2020
• Governor Asks OPD to Host Press Conference in Support of Sentencing Reform
  Posted 07/3_/2020
• OPD Wins Important Supreme Court Case on the Criminal Justice Reform Act
  Posted 07/20/2020
• Public Defenders Continue the State Prison Initiative
  Posted 06/21/2020
• OPD Welcomes 68 Summer Interns
  Posted 06/01/2020
• NJ Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument on OPD's Order to Show Cause on May 27th
  Posted 05/26/2020
• NJ Supreme Court to Hear OPD’s Second Order to Show Cause for Relief of State Prison Inmates
  Posted 05/20/2020
• OPD State Prison Crisis Team Assisting Over 300 Vulnerable Prison Inmates
  Posted 05/03/2020
• OPD Establishes State Prison Crisis Team to Assist Inmates During the Pandemic
  Posted 04/22/2020
• County Jail Population Reduced by Over 2,000 Inmates
  Posted 04/10/2020
• OPD Obtains the Release of Over 700 County Jail Inmates!
  Posted 03/28/2020
• Public Defenders Aggressively Seeking Relief for Pretrial Detainees and Juvenile Clients
  Posted 03/28/2020
• OPD Fights for Release of County Jail Inmates During the Coronavirus Crisis
  Posted 03/20/2020
• Major Appellate Division Drug Court Win for the OPD!
  Posted 02/28/2020
• OPD Celebrates Black History Month
  Posted 02/26/2020
• OPD Management Hosts Annual Employee Recognition Luncheon
  Posted 02/25/2020
• OPD Wins Preliminary Injunction Halting Mercer County Jail Closing Plan
  Posted 12/27/2019
• Appellate Section Wins 15 NJ Supreme Court Cases in 2019!
  Posted 12/16/2019
• OPD Holds Another Successful Winterfeast
  Posted 12/15/2019
• OPD Files Lawsuit Against Mercer County Challenging Jail Closure
  Posted 11/21/2019
• OPD Files Lawsuit Against Mercer County Challenging Jail Closure
  Posted 11/21/2019
• Union OPD is Victorious in Three-Defendant Murder Case
  Posted 11/01/2019
• Special Hearings Unit Achieves Important Supreme Court Win
  Posted 11/01/2019
• OPD Welcomes 30 New Attorneys Agencywide
  Posted 09/03/2019
• OPD Invited to Miami-Dade Mental Health Visitation
  Posted 08/12/2019
• NY Times Quotes Public Defender Krakora in Coverage of Ouster of Judges
  Posted 07/18/2019
• Public Defender Issues Press Release Regarding Attacks on Judges Troiano and Silva
  Posted 07/12/2019
• OPD Instrumental in new Drug Court Manual
  Posted 07/08/2019
• Star Ledger recognizes OPD suit against Greystone Hospital
  Posted 06/17/2019
• Tremendous Wins for Appellate Section!
  Posted 06/10/2019
• Bergen First Assistant Jaclyn Medina Confirmed to the Bench
  Posted 05/14/2019
• Appellate Section Develops A Successful Pro Bono Partnership Program
  Posted 05/08/2019
• OPD Announces Lauren Michaels to Become EEO/Affirmative Action Officer
  Posted 05/02/2019
• Public Defender Krakora Invited to Speak at Law Day Ceremony
  Posted 05/01/2019
• Public Defender Announces Creation of Training Fellowship
  Posted 04/15/2019
• OPD Annual Trial Skills Program Set
  Posted 04/15/2019
• Essex OPD Wins Four Acquittals in a 24 Hour Period!
  Posted 04/15/2019
• Appellate Wins Two Supreme Court Cases!
  Posted 02/06/2019
• Division of Mental Health Advocacy Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Greystone Psychiatric Hospital
  Posted 01/28/2019
• Appellate Section Achieves 29 Wins in Only Four Months
  Posted 12/13/2018
• Hudson Trifecta! Three Acquittals in the Same Week
  Posted 12/10/2018
• OPD Showcases Training Program During Thanksgiving Week
  Posted 11/21/2018
• OPD Lawsuit Achieves Reforms of Middlesex Solitary Confinement Practices
  Posted 11/01/2018
• OPD Forensic Science Conference Draws Rave Reviews
  Posted 10/06/2018
• OPD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
  Posted 09/20/2018
• Huge Appellate Division Win for the Special Hearings Unit!
  Posted 08/06/2018
• Supreme Court knocks out Child Sex Abuse Accommodation Syndrome
  Posted 08/01/2018
• Public Defender Krakora to serve on the Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission
  Posted 06/30/2018
• Public Defender Krakora Announces 3 new Deputy Public Defender Appointments
  Posted 06/30/2018
• Jennifer Sellitti and Kevin Walker named to Conviction Integrity Unit
  Posted 06/30/2018
• OPD Participates in National Forensic College
  Posted 06/07/2018
• OPD Training Program in Full Swing
  Posted 05/18/2018
• Appellate Section Develops A Successful Pro Bono Partnership Program
  Posted 05/08/2018
• Monmouth ADPD Allison Friedman Has Piece on Criminal Justice Reform in Asbury Park Press
  Posted 03/19/2018
• Bergen's First Assistant Jaclyn Medina honored by Hispanic National Bar Association
  Posted 03/08/2018
• The Champion Showcases Training Director Jennifer Sellitti’s Article on Challenging Police Credibility at Pretrial Motions
  Posted 02/27/2018
• Black History Month Program highlighted by powerful presentation by Ray Brown
  Posted 02/26/2018
• Star Ledger features OPD Lifetime Achievement Award winner John McMahon
  Posted 01/11/2018
• OPD Releases 2018 Training Calendar
  Posted 01/09/2018
• Criminal Justice Reform Celebrates First Anniversary
  Posted 01/05/2018
• First Assistant Public Defender Lorraine Augostini Confirmed to the Bench
  Posted 12/08/2017
• Thanksgiving Week Highlighted by OPD Training Opportunities
  Posted 11/28/2017
• NJ Only State given “A” Grade for Pretrial Release System
  Posted 11/03/2017
• OPD Conducts Annual Essential Skills Program for New Attorneys
  Posted 10/23/2017
• OPD's 50th Anniversary Gala a Memorable Event
  Posted 10/10/2017
• OPD 50th Anniversary Celebration Sold Out!
  Posted 09/22/2017
• OPR's Two-Day Essential Skills Program Well Received
  Posted 09/14/2017
• OPD Hosts Multi-Systems Involved Youth Symposium
  Posted 07/18/2017
• OLG Deputy Traci Telemaque Selected for ABA Diverse Leaders Academy
  Posted 07/03/2017
• OPD's First Asst. Public Defender Lorraine M. Augostini Nominated to the Bench
  Posted 05/30/2017
• Judith Fallon First Public Defender Elected President of the ACDL-NJ
  Posted 05/12/2017
• NJ Supreme Court Rules in OPD’s Favor in First Criminal Justice Reform Decision
  Posted 05/11/2017
• OPD 2017 Trial Skills Training Program Huge Success!
  Posted 05/01/2017
• Hudson Deputy Joseph Russo Wins Dismissal of Triple Murder Case
  Posted 03/31/2017
• OPD's Women’s History Month Program Gets Rave Reviews
  Posted 03/27/2017
• Special Hearings Unit Achieves Monumental Supreme Court Victory!
  Posted 03/22/2017
• Planning in Full Swing for OPD 50th Anniversary Gala
  Posted 03/17/2017
• Appellate Division Rules in OPD's Favor in First Criminal Justice Reform Case
  Posted 02/08/2017
• New Jersey's Criminal Justice Reform Sees Initial Success
  Posted 02/03/2017
• OPD holds 5th Annual Employee Recognition Program
  Posted 01/27/2017
• 1st Asst. PD Lorraine Augostini to receive the MLK Champions of Social Justice & Equality Award
  Posted 01/19/2017
• Public Defender Krakora Sworn in for a Second Term by Chief Justice Rabner
  Posted 01/17/2017
• Confirmation of Joseph E. Krakora’s Second Term as NJ Public Defender
  Posted 01/10/2017
• Pretrial Justice Reform Goes Into Effect
  Posted 01/05/2017
• OPD Finalizes Pretrial Justice Manual
  Posted 12/16/2016
• ADPD Janine Cerra Received the NJSBA's Professionalism Award
  Posted 11/03/2016
• Three OPD Employees Recognized at Annual JDAI All-Sites Conference
  Posted 10/14/2016
• OPD to Conduct Training Program for New Attorneys
  Posted 09/30/2016
• OPD Opens New Offices for Middlesex Trial Region and Law Guardian
  Posted 08/25/2016
• New Offices for Middlesex County Trial and Law Guardian
  Posted 08/24/2016
• First Annual Office of Law Guardian Family Picnic
  Posted 08/24/2016
• OPD's Division of Mental Health Advocacy Conducts Trial Skills Training
  Posted 07/12/2016
• Nomination of Joseph Krakora to Second Term as NJ Public Defender
  Posted 06/15/2016
• Bergen First Assistant Jaclyn Medina recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal
  Posted 05/05/2016
• OPD to Conduct Trial Advocacy trainings
  Posted 04/06/2016
• OPD to Conduct Trial Advocacy Trainings
  Posted 04/06/2016
• OPD Hosts Annual Black History Month Celebration
  Posted 02/26/2016
• NJ Judiciary Invites Public Defender Krakora to Train Criminal Justice Stakeholders on Bail Reform
  Posted 02/26/2016
• Legislature Approves Expungements for Drug Court Graduates
  Posted 01/26/2016
• Special Hearings Unit Achieves Great Result in Polygraph Case
  Posted 01/22/2016
• OPD Honors Monthly Award Recipients
  Posted 01/22/2016
• Office of Law Guardian Conducts Essential Skills Training
  Posted 01/14/2016
• 5th Annual Winterfeast held at OPD Headquarters in Trenton
  Posted 12/27/2015
• OPD Lawsuit Challenges Solitary Confinement at the Middlesex County Jail
  Posted 11/16/2015
• Major Technology Upgrade Completed for OPD
  Posted 11/16/2015
• OPD Conducts Week Long Training for New Attorneys
  Posted 11/04/2015
• OPD Participates in Equal Justice Works Job Fair
  Posted 10/26/2015
• OPD Hosts NJ Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner for Discussion of Bail Reform
  Posted 10/21/2015
• OPD Welcomes 24 New Attorneys
  Posted 09/18/2015
• OPD Participates in National Criminal Defense College Training in Macon, GA
  Posted 07/31/2015
• Alonda Sullivan and Michael Wroblewski Named Family Reunification Day Heroes
  Posted 07/17/2015
• Kevin Walker and Eugenia Lynch installed as Bar Association Presidents
  Posted 06/12/2015
• OPD hosts full day orientation program for 2015 summer interns
  Posted 06/04/2015
• New Attorneys Attend Trial Skills Training
  Posted 04/20/2015
• OPD hosts all day training program for drug court attorneys
  Posted 03/26/2015
• Public Defender Krakora honored by the ACLU
  Posted 03/25/2015
• OPD Celebrates Black History Month
  Posted 03/13/2015
• OPD wins driving while suspended for DWI appeal in Perry
  Posted 03/09/2015
• ACLU-NJ to honor Public Defender Krakora at Annual Dinner
  Posted 02/18/2015
• OPD attorneys appointed to the bench
  Posted 02/11/2015
• OPD honors outstanding employees at annual luncheon
  Posted 02/04/2015
• OPD sponsors full day training on defense of confession cases
  Posted 01/31/2015
• New managers appointed by Public Defender Krakora
  Posted 01/22/2015
• OLG publishes crossover version of The Jurist
  Posted 01/09/2015
• 2014 Marked by OPD Accomplishments
  Posted 01/06/2015
• OPD offers multiple training programs during Thanksgiving week
  Posted 01/06/2015
• Voters approve constitutional amendment to facilitate bail reform
  Posted 01/06/2015
• Training program for new attorneys draws rave reviews
  Posted 01/06/2015
• OPD participates in Equal Justice Works Job Fair in Washington, DC
  Posted 01/06/2015
• Special Thanks to Deputy Public Defender Joseph Russo
  Posted 01/06/2015
• OPR conducts all-day training program for trial and appellate attorneys
  Posted 01/06/2015
• New Essential Skills Training for Juvenile Attorneys to Begin October 1, 2014
  Posted 01/06/2015
• OPD to introduce new format for Essential Skills Program
  Posted 01/06/2015
• OPR conducts all-day training program for trial and appellate attorneys
  Posted 01/06/2015
• OPD to introduce new format for Essential Skills Program
  Posted 01/06/2015
• New Essential Skills Training for Juvenile Attorneys to Begin October 1, 2014
  Posted 01/06/2015
• Appellate Section Has Extremely Successful Summer
  Posted 09/02/2014
• Appellate Section Has Extremely Successful Summer
  Posted 09/02/2014
• Supreme Court upholds reversal of conviction in the rap lyrics case
  Posted 08/06/2014
• Bail reform legislation passes the Senate and the Assembly
  Posted 08/06/2014
• 12 new attorneys set to start in September
  Posted 07/23/2014
• OPD hiring update
  Posted 07/03/2014
• Daniel Derasmo and Tiffany Sawyer Named Family Reunification Heroes
  Posted 06/25/2014