Defender Association of Philadelphia

Non-profit corporation in Pennsylvania

Defender Association of Philadelphia is a non-profit corporation, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that provides defense on a court-appointed basis for criminal and delinquency cases in which the defendants and respondents are indigent adults and juveniles.

## History

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In 1990, the association appointed the first woman as chief in 56 years.[1] In October 2001, the firm changed its address. The site for Comcast Center (Philadelphia) at 17th Street at John F. Kennedy Boulevard, a site occupied by a building that housed the Defender Association of Philadelphia and a parking lot.[2] In 2015, Keir Bradford-Grey become head of the Association.[3]

## Notable people

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* C. Darnell Jones II, federal judge
* Abbe Smith, law professor
* Gregory M. Sleet, federal judge
* Luis Felipe Restrepo, federal judge
* Benjamin H. Read, politician

## Scholarship

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* |Client Service in a Defender Organization: The Philadelphia Experience
* |egal Aid to Indigent Criminal Defendants in Philadelphia and New Jersey

## References

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1. ^ Tulsky, Fredric. "Defender Association Appoints First Woman Chief In 56 Years". Philly.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. ^ Holcomb, Henry J. (October 25, 2001). "Philadelphia's Public Defenders Get New Home; Site Free for Development". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
3. ^ McCrystal, Laura. "New chief of Defender Association of Philadelphia known for taking different approach". philly.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.