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PDS In the News

PDS Alumnus David Reiser of Zuckerman Spaeder Will Receive the D.C. Bar's 2021 Brennan Award Winner
May 3, 2021
Read More PDS Alumnus David Reiser of Zuckerman Spaeder Will Receive the D.C. Bar's 2021 Brennan Award Winner
PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives Servant of Justice Award
Apr 27, 2021
Read More PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives Servant of Justice Award
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has recommended PDS alumna Jia Cobb to President Biden for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Congratulations, Jia!
Mar 28, 2021
Read More Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has recommended PDS alumna Jia Cobb to President Biden for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Congratulations, Jia!
PDS Alumna Premal Dharia Joins Harvard Law School as Inaugural Executive Director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration
Feb 10, 2021
Read More PDS Alumna Premal Dharia Joins Harvard Law School as Inaugural Executive Director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration
Claire Blumenson, former PDS fellow and executive director and co-founder of the School Justice Project, to receive the University of Virginia School of Law's Shaping Justice Rising Star Award.
Dec 8, 2020
Read More Claire Blumenson, former PDS fellow and executive director and co-founder of the School Justice Project, to receive the University of Virginia School of Law's Shaping Justice Rising Star Award.
PDS Alumni Recognized as Top Lawyers in Washington, D.C. in the December 2020 Issue of Washingtonian
Dec 1, 2020
Public Defenders In D.C. Say The U.S. Parole Commission Is Keeping Too Many People Jailed During The Pandemic
Nov 15, 2020
Read More Public Defenders In D.C. Say The U.S. Parole Commission Is Keeping Too Many People Jailed During The Pandemic
Defense Attorneys Are the Best Line of Defense Against the COVID-19 Pandemic for Incarcerated People
Nov 1, 2020
Read More Defense Attorneys Are the Best Line of Defense Against the COVID-19 Pandemic for Incarcerated People
Former PDS deputy director Judge Anita Josey-Herring has been appointed Chief Judge of the D.C. Superior Court
Jul 22, 2020
Read More Former PDS deputy director Judge Anita Josey-Herring has been appointed Chief Judge of the D.C. Superior Court
Santae Tribble, whose wrongful conviction revealed FBI forensic hair match flaws, dies at 59
Jul 5, 2020
Read More Santae Tribble, whose wrongful conviction revealed FBI forensic hair match flaws, dies at 59
A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES
Jun 9, 2020
Read More A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES
PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES by Director Avis E. Buchanan
Jun 7, 2020
Read More PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES by Director Avis E. Buchanan
Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19
May 31, 2020
Read More Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19
Barbara Babcock, legal trailblazer who led D.C. Public Defender Service, dies at 81
May 10, 2020
Read More Barbara Babcock, legal trailblazer who led D.C. Public Defender Service, dies at 81
Legal scholar Barbara Allen Babcock, the first woman member of the Stanford law faculty, has died at 81
Apr 26, 2020
Read More Legal scholar Barbara Allen Babcock, the first woman member of the Stanford law faculty, has died at 81
Judge orders emergency D.C. jail overhaul of medical, cleaning, ‘social distancing’ practices and defense lawyer access to stem coronavirus from The Washington Post
Apr 20, 2020
Read More Judge orders emergency D.C. jail overhaul of medical, cleaning, ‘social distancing’ practices and defense lawyer access to stem coronavirus from The Washington Post
D.C. jail inmates with coronavirus barred from access to lawyers, family, showers and changes of clothing, inspectors say
Apr 15, 2020
Read More D.C. jail inmates with coronavirus barred from access to lawyers, family, showers and changes of clothing, inspectors say
Coronavirus-related court actions seek release of D.C. prisoners, psychiatric patients
Apr 1, 2020
Read More Coronavirus-related court actions seek release of D.C. prisoners, psychiatric patients
Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 29, 2020
Read More Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. Parole Commission Bends to Demands From Defense Attorneys and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Mar 25, 2020
Read More U.S. Parole Commission Bends to Demands From Defense Attorneys and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Washingtonian Magazine
Why DC’s Public Defender Service Is Among the Country’s Best: An interview with Avis Buchanan, who runs the agency.
Mar 9, 2020
Read More Why DC’s Public Defender Service Is Among the Country’s Best: An interview with Avis Buchanan, who runs the agency.
Avis E. Buchanan will be a co-recipient of the 2020 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
Jan 8, 2020
Read More Avis E. Buchanan will be a co-recipient of the 2020 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
Washington Post
The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.
Dec 6, 2019
Read More The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.
Washington Post
Authorities said video showed a man committed murder. He spent 13 days in jail before his defense team proved it didn’t.
Nov 22, 2019
Read More Authorities said video showed a man committed murder. He spent 13 days in jail before his defense team proved it didn’t.

PDS In the News

PDS Alumnus David Reiser of Zuckerman Spaeder Will Receive the D.C. Bar's 2021 Brennan Award Winner

PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives Servant of Justice Award

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has recommended PDS alumna Jia Cobb to President Biden for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Congratulations, Jia!

PDS Alumna Premal Dharia Joins Harvard Law School as Inaugural Executive Director of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration

Claire Blumenson, former PDS fellow and executive director and co-founder of the School Justice Project, to receive the University of Virginia School of Law's Shaping Justice Rising Star Award.

PDS Alumni Recognized as Top Lawyers in Washington, D.C. in the December 2020 Issue of Washingtonian

Public Defenders In D.C. Say The U.S. Parole Commission Is Keeping Too Many People Jailed During The Pandemic

Defense Attorneys Are the Best Line of Defense Against the COVID-19 Pandemic for Incarcerated People

Former PDS deputy director Judge Anita Josey-Herring has been appointed Chief Judge of the D.C. Superior Court

Santae Tribble, whose wrongful conviction revealed FBI forensic hair match flaws, dies at 59

A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES

PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES by Director Avis E. Buchanan

Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19

Barbara Babcock, legal trailblazer who led D.C. Public Defender Service, dies at 81

Legal scholar Barbara Allen Babcock, the first woman member of the Stanford law faculty, has died at 81

Judge orders emergency D.C. jail overhaul of medical, cleaning, ‘social distancing’ practices and defense lawyer access to stem coronavirus from The Washington Post

D.C. jail inmates with coronavirus barred from access to lawyers, family, showers and changes of clothing, inspectors say

Coronavirus-related court actions seek release of D.C. prisoners, psychiatric patients

Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Parole Commission Bends to Demands From Defense Attorneys and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton

Why DC’s Public Defender Service Is Among the Country’s Best: An interview with Avis Buchanan, who runs the agency.

Avis E. Buchanan will be a co-recipient of the 2020 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of D.C.

The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.

Authorities said video showed a man committed murder. He spent 13 days in jail before his defense team proved it didn’t.