Bexar County Public Defender’s Office, TX

The Bexar County Public Defender's Office is located in San Antonio, Texas. The office is authorized to represent indigent defendants in Bexar County charged with committing a felony and misdemeanor crimes. The Public Defender's office consists of six divisions: Appellate, Mental Health–Misdemeanor, Mental Health–Felony, Mental Health–Civil, Magistrate and Misdemeanor Trial. The Public Defender's office represents indigent individuals as appointed by trial courts and as authorized by the indigent defense plans of the Criminal Courts of Bexar County. In addition, the department assists trial courts and the private bar in researching case law and working on suggested jury charge language. An oversight board monitors the Public Defender's office. Bexar County Commissioners Court controls its budget. A Public Defender is a lawyer who works for the Public Defender's office. You may be appointed a lawyer to represent you in your criminal case if you do not have enough money to hire one. The lawyer who is appointed to your case may work for the Public Defender's office or maybe a private attorney appointed to you by the court. You should first contact the Bexar County Public Defender's Office for further assistance.