Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California’s Sacramento Office

The Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California's Sacramento Office is the head office for the Eastern District of California. The Sacramento Office serves the following Counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba. Sacramento also houses the Capital Habeas Unit. The Unit represents state death row inmates in federal habeas corpus proceedings at both the federal district and appellate court levels. They handle caseloads concerning federal misdemeanors, felonies, parole and probation violations, grand jury representations, direct appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, petitions for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, and habeas corpus petitions. To learn more about the work and Services of the Sacramento Public Defender's Office, please contact them directly.