The Public Defense Board is a Judicial Branch agency whose mission/purpose is to provide quality criminal defense services to indigent defendants in the state of Minnesota through an independent, responsible and efficient public defender system. As a statewide agency, we represent individuals in over 150,000 cases per year in District and Appellate Court.
The Board has established five goals to aid the agency to carry out its mission. These are:
- Client centered representation
- Creative advocacy
- Continual training for all staff
- Recruitment and retention of excellent staff
- Partnership in the justice system