FY21 PDS ANNUAL REPORT.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2021-11-17)

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Maricopa County 
Public Defense Services 
Annual Report 
2020-2021

2 
Organizational Chart

3 
Budget Abstract

4 
Statistical Abstract 
 
 
Public 
Advocate
Legal 
Defender
Legal 
Advocate
Public 
Defender
Grand Total
Adult Civil
11,347
        
5
                  
4
                  
11,356
        
Mental Health Representation
11,347
        
11,347
        
Net Mental Health Cases Assigned
7,842
          
7,842
          
Number of Mental Health Cases in Which a Determination is Made as to 
Commitment
3,505
          
3,505
          
SVP Representation
5
                  
4
                  
9
                  
Net Sexually Violent Person Initial Petition Cases Assigned
4
                  
4
                  
8
                  
Number of Sexually Violent Person Initial Petition Resolutions
1
                  
-
               
1
                  
Adult Criminal
4,987
          
3,459
          
44,991
        
53,437
        
Adult Appellate Representation
205
              
308
              
261
              
774
              
Net Appeal and Non-Capital Post-Conviction Relief Cases Assigned
104
              
139
              
76
                
319
              
Number of Appeal and Non-Capital Post-Conviction Relief Cases in Which 
Representation is Terminated
101
              
169
              
185
              
455
              
Adult Probation Violation Representation
15,622
        
15,622
        
Net Probation Violation Court representation cases assigned
7,817
          
7,817
          
Number of Probation Violation Court representation cases resolved to 
conclusion
7,805
          
7,805
          
Capital Felony Representation
5
                  
10
                
9
                  
24
                
Net Capital Cases Assigned
2
                  
4
                  
3
                  
9
                  
Number of Capital cases resolved to conclusion
3
                  
6
                  
6
                  
15
                
Capital Post-Conviction Relief Representation
1
                  
1
                  
Net Capital Post-Conviction Relief Cases Assigned
1
                  
1
                  
Number of Capital Post-Conviction Relief Cases in Which Representation is 
Terminated
-
               
-
               
Misdemeanor Representation
3,628
          
3,628
          
Net Misdemeanor Cases Assigned
2,028
          
2,028
          
Number of Misdemeanor Representation cases resolved to conclusion
1,600
          
1,600
          
Non-Capital Felony Representation
4,777
          
3,140
          
25,471
        
33,388
        
Net Non-Capital Felony Cases Assigned
2,496
          
1,919
          
13,282
        
17,697
        
Number of Non-Capital Felony Cases Resolved to Conclusion
2,281
          
1,221
          
12,189
        
15,691
        
Witness Representation
-
               
-
               
Net Witness Representation Cases Assigned
-
               
-
               
Number of Witness Representation Cases Closed
-
               
-
               
Dependency
4,025
          
5,287
          
8,088
          
17,400
        
Child Dependency Representation
333
              
333
              
Net Child/Case Dependency Assignments
180
              
180
              
Number of Child Dependency (1 child & 1 parent) Resolutions
153
              
153
              
Juvenile Guardian ad Litem Representation
8,088
          
8,088
          
Net Juvenile GAL Child/Case Assignments
4,257
          
4,257
          
Number of Juvenile GAL Child/Cases Resolved
3,831
          
3,831
          
Parental Dependency Representation
3,692
          
5,287
          
8,979
          
Net Parent/Child/Case Dependency Assignments
1,850
          
2,376
          
4,226
          
Number of Parental Dependency (1 child & 1 parent) Resolutions
1,842
          
2,911
          
4,753
          
Juvenile
5,063
          
65
                
5,128
          
Juvenile Appellate Representation
63
                
65
                
128
              
Net Juvenile Appeal Cases Assigned
42
                
31
                
73
                
Number of Juvenile Appeal Cases in Which Representation is Terminated
21
                
34
                
55
                
Juvenile Delinquency & Incorrigibility Representation
3,988
          
3,988
          
Net Juvenile Delinquency and Incorrigibility Cases Assigned
1,851
          
1,851
          
Number of Juvenile Delinquency and Incorrigibility Cases Resolved to 
Conclusion
2,137
          
2,137
          
Juvenile Probation Revocation Representation
1,012
          
1,012
          
Net Juvenile Probation Cases Assigned
517
              
517
              
Number of Juvenile Probation cases resolved to conclusion
495
              
495
              
Grand Total
20,435
        
10,339
        
11,552
        
44,995
        
87,321

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Training Abstract 
Hosted Trainings 
 
Title of Conference/Training
Dates
Attendees
2020 Death Penalty Seminar
December 14-17, 2020
113
Conscious and Unconscious Bias and Diversity Panel Discussion
February 19, 2021
12
Digital Case Management
September 14-16, 2020
15
Felony Diversion
April 27, 2021
4
Forced Medication in the Rule 11 Setting
June 26, 2020
106
HIPPA
November 18, 2020
44
Home Detention Services
February 5, 2021
66
Homicide Defense Series (multiple sessions)
October 16, 2020 -January 15, 2021
651
Intro to Implicit Bias
August 10, 2020
94
Intro to Problem Solving
July 10, 2020
49
Introduction to Criminal Defense
Multiple Sessions
22
Justice Court and DUI
March 8-9, 2021
66
Last Minute Ethics
December 29, 2020
220
Mental Health Series (multiple sessions)
October 2-14, 2020
477
New Employee Training
Multiple Sessions
518
Pandemic Ethics
November 12, 2020
379
Power Point
Rescheduled
73
Pretrial Practice
Multiple Sessions
41
Professionalism
May 7, 2021
5
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
April 20-21, 2021
37
Queer Eye for the Legal Professional
July 14, 2020
90
Representing Native American Clients
October 6, 2020
61
Starting a Paperless Practice
Multiple Sessions
44
Talking to the Media
April 21, 2021
67
The Last Minute Ethics
June 29, 2021
11
Trial Skills
Multiple Sessions
16
Women in Criminal Defense: Implicit Bias and the Uphill Climb to Respect March 31, 2021
10
Writing Deviations & Memos
February 24, 2021
12
Writing Memos and Briefs
September 17-18, 2020
16

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Attended Trainings 
Title of Conference/Training
Dates
# of Attendees
APDA (virtual) 2021 Annual Seminar
June 21-25, 2021 
270
APDA (Virtual) June 2021 Conference
December 1-31, 2020
268
Arizona Attorney General’s Office (Online) Arizona Forensic Science Academy
June 4 – August 6, 2021
10
Arizona Paralegal Association (Online) 2021 APA Conference
March 26, 2021
3
Arizona State Bar  State Bar’s Leadership Institute
September 26, 2020 – 
May 27, 2021
4
Arizona State Bar (Online) Arbitrary Death – A Prosecutors Perspective on the Death 
Penalty
June 9, 2021
3
Arizona State Bar (Online) Smart & Safe Overview & Interaction with Current Civil & 
Criminal Laws
April 16, 2021
4
Arizona State Bar (Webinar) Psychosocial Evaluations What Every Attorney Should 
Know
June 21, 2021
13
Arizona State Bar Criminal Law in 2020
October 9, 2020
1
Arizona Supreme Court 2021 Legal Competency & Restoration Conference
August 18, 2021
3
ATSA 39th Annual Research & Treatment Conference
October 21-23, 2021
12
AWLA (virtual) 41st Annual Convention
November 13, 2020
5
Graduate School of Stanford Business (Webinar) Leverage Diversity
Self-Paced
1
ILRC How Criminal Defense Counsel Can Challenge ICE Detainers
September 15, 2020
1
ILRC Introduction to Criminal Immigration
September 24, 2020
1
IPTM (Online) Event Date Record Use in Traffic Reconstruction
Self-Paced
1
MATSA Paraphilias: Unconventional Sexual Interests & Acts
September 18, 2020
1
NACDL (Online) False Confession Cases
Self-Paced
5
NACDL (Online) Police Credibility Misconduct Overreach
Self-Paced
7
NACDL (Online) Understanding & Litigating Digital Evidence
Self-Paced
7
NACDL (webinar) DUI Defense: Mastering the Science & Technique
July 21, 2020
1
NACDL (webinar) Forensic Science in Criminal Law II
December 31, 2020
1
NACDL (webinar) Making the Case for Life
September 2-3, 2020
4
NACDL (Webinar) Mental Illness in Criminal Cases
February 24-27, 2021
10
NACDL 23rd Annual Making the Case for Life (materials & DVD)
Self-Paced
Training discs 
purchased – no 
NACDL Making the Case for Life
August 27-28, 2020
15
NACDL Race Matters
November 5, 2020
9
NACDL Sex Crimes Webinar
November 16-20, 2020
15
NAPD (webinar) Intellectual Disability Intensive Training
April 19 – May 24, 2021
10
Natl. Institute for the Clinical Appl. Of Behav. Medic
Self-Paced 
1

7 
Attended Trainings Cont. 
 
Title of Conference/Training
Dates
# of Attendees
NLADA (Online) ACCD Summer Conference
June 14, 2021
2
NLADA (Online) BPDA Conference
June 17-18, 2021
3
NLADA (Online) COD Network Conference
June 15-16, 2021
1
PCAZZ (virtual) 26th Child Abuse Prevention Conference
December 15, 2020
9
SBOA (webinar) Criminal Law in 2020-Practicing in the Depths of a Pandemic
October 5, 2020
1
SBOA (webinar) Setting Up & Delivering an Effective Online Appellate Argument
June 2, 2021
2
SBOA Bluebook Updates:  Important Changes to Legal Citation
October 27, 2020
2
Swift Solutions (Webinar) 29th Annual Conf. on Mgmt of Adult Sex Offenders & 
Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses
March 14-16, 2021
2