PDS In the News

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PDS Chief of Parole Natalie Epps Recognized as a Leader Inspiring the Next Generation Through Advocacy

Feb 24, 2026

Brittany Mobley, Deputy Chief of JSP, Receives the Erika L. Pierson Award from the D.C. Commission on Human Rights!

Dec 1, 2025

JSP Deputy Chief Brittany Mobley Receives a distinguished Robert E. Shepherd Award for her excellence in juvenile defense leadership and service by The Gault Center!

Nov 24, 2025

Natalie Epps, Deputy Chief of Parole, to Receive the National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s Prestigious Kutak-Dodds Prize!

Aug 12, 2025

D.C. Public Defenders Resolve $3 Million Shortfall, Avoid Staff Furloughs

Jul 13, 2024

The Washington Post

D.C. Public Defenders Will Be Furloughed One Day A Week This Summer.

May 3, 2024

PDS Director Heather Pinckney to Receive #Shes100 Equity Award for her Impact in Advocacy!

Mar 21, 2024

CDD Deputy Chief Chiquisha Robinson Featured in Chief Influencer Podcast!

Jan 23, 2024

PDS Alumna Galit Lipa Appointed State Public Defender in the Office of the State Public Defender for California

Jan 5, 2024

PDS Attorney Quiana Harris Featured in Jan/Feb 2024 Washington Lawyer magazine, Page 15.

Jan 4, 2024

PDS Alumna Kristin Henning honored with the 2023 Embracing the Legacy Award from the RFK Community Alliance.

Nov 14, 2023

PDS Alumnus & Chair of the PDS Board of Trustees, Joseph P. Caleb, Inducted into the Prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers

Nov 6, 2023

Two PDS Alumnae Most Powerful Women In Washington: Legal Powers Judge Tanya Chutkan and Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring

Oct 11, 2023

PDS Summer Externship Provides Hands-On Legal Training

Oct 5, 2023

Daniel Harawa, a former public defender and civil rights litigator, focuses his research on how to remedy racial bias in the justice system.

Sep 12, 2023

NLADA Mourns the Passing of Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.

Aug 15, 2023

Opinion: Charles Ogletree, a Teacher of Presidents, Inspired Greatness by Example

Aug 7, 2023

Why Is My Child Always On Lockdown?’: Confinement At D.C.’s Youth Jail Worries Parents, Advocates

Jul 24, 2023

Washington City Paper

These Seven D.C. Officers Have At Least Two Sustained Complaints During Chief Contee’s Tenure

Jul 10, 2023

PDS Wins 2023 Website of the Year Award by Sitefinity

Jun 27, 2023

A Public Defense Perspective: An Interview With Heather Pinckney, Director Of Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia

Jun 6, 2023

2023 Justice Potter Stewart Award to Former PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan and Alumnus Hon. Karl A. Racine.

May 17, 2023

PDS Website a Finalist for Website of the Year Award.  Vote for PDS!

May 4, 2023

PDS alumnus Professor James Forman Jr. (Class of 1994) Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!

Apr 20, 2023