PDS In the News

The Public Defender Service

Heather N. Pinckney Appointed Next Director of PDS

Jun 20, 2022

Boston College Law School Hon. David S. Nelson

PRLS Deputy Chief Chiquisha Robinson Receives the Boston College Law School Hon. David S. Nelson Public Interest Law Award

May 2, 2022

D.C jail

D.C. jail settles lawsuit over inmate covid conditions by ACLU, Public Defender Service

Feb 15, 2022

Council For Court Excellence

PDS, ACLU, and Covington to receive the Council for Court Excellence's 2022 Justice Potter Stewart Award

Feb 1, 2022

The American Law Institute

PDS alumnus and Harvard Law School Professor Andrew Crespo has been elected a member of the American Law Institute.

Jan 23, 2022

Council For Court Excellence

Transfer of defendants at D.C. jail to begin Monday after inspection found unacceptable conditions

Nov 7, 2021

400 Inmates to be Removed from DC Jail Facility After Inspection

Nov 3, 2021

Man Released Under DC's Second Look Act Sentencing Reform

Aug 26, 2021

The Washington Post

D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it’s taken almost no action as deadline looms.

Aug 1, 2021

Washington Lawyers' Committee

PDS to Receive the Washington Lawyers' Committee's Alfred McKenzie Award

Jun 8, 2021

Wtopnews

Director of Embattled D.C. Crime Lab Stepping Down

May 18, 2021

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

May 3, 2021

PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives Servant of Justice Award

Apr 27, 2021

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

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

Feb 10, 2021

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

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

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

Nov 1, 2020

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

Jul 22, 2020

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

Jul 5, 2020

A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES

Jun 9, 2020

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

Jun 7, 2020

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

May 31, 2020