Galveston County Indigent Defense, TX

The Galveston County Indigent Defense Office provides quality representation to indigent defendants. With attorneys, investigators, social services, and legal expertise, the indigent defense office handle felony and misdemeanor trial cases. Public Defenders have an ethical responsibility to work for the best possible resolution of the case for the client. Therefore, all dealings between a court-appointed attorney and the client are confidential. Attorneys who provide public defense representation are not only subject to the Texas State Bar's ethical requirements that govern all lawyers but must also meet qualification standards that have been established for public defense representation. Their website provides a Texas Indigent Defense Form that one can fill to avail their services. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay and the right to a lawyer. Please visit their website for who qualifies for representation by the Public Defender's office and how and when you can apply.