Public Defender Offices Missouri/Nationwide

Public defender offices are located in every state and territory in the United States. They provide legal representation to people who are accused of or convicted of crimes. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Federal public defender offices [1]

• Eastern District of Missouri: Located at 1010 Market Street, Second Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Cape Girardeau, MO: Located at 325 Broadway Street, Second Floor, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

State public defender offices [4]

• Missouri State Public Defender: Provides legal representation to indigent citizens in Missouri [4]

• Illinois Public Defender: Includes offices in Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Effingham, Jackson, Kane, Montgomery, Sangamon, and Whiteside counties [5]

How to access public defender services [6]

• Fill out an application and present it to the judge at your next court date [6]

• You can pick up an application at the Public Defender's Office or Court Clerk's Office [6]

• You may be asked to provide information about your income, expenses, and assets [7]

[1] https://moe.fd.org/about/contact[2] https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/defender-services[3] https://bjs.ojp.gov/data-collection/census-public-defender-offices-cpdo[4] https://publicdefender.mo.gov/[5] https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-legal-help/public-defenders-by-state.html[6] https://oklaw.org/resource/getting-a-public-defender-in-criminal-or-cert[7] https://www.mdcourts.gov/district/pdinfo