federal public defender for the District of Massachusetts

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federal public defender office legal aid organization public defender organization

The federal public defender for the District of Massachusetts is a government-appointed attorney office that provides legal representation to indigent defendants facing federal criminal charges in that judicial district.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Public Defender for the District of Massachusetts	1
federal public defender for the District of Massachusetts canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal public defender office ⓘ legal aid organization ⓘ public defender organization ⓘ
appointmentBy	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ
caseType	direct criminal prosecutions ⓘ federal criminal appeals ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ post‑conviction proceedings in federal court ⓘ
clientType	indigent defendants ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eligibilityCriterion	financial inability to obtain adequate representation ⓘ
employerType	government ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ assistant federal public defenders ⓘ investigators ⓘ paralegals ⓘ
feePolicy	services provided without charge to eligible clients ⓘ
fundedBy	Judiciary of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingLaw	18 U.S.C. § 3006A ⓘ Criminal Justice Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	FPD for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	federal criminal law ⓘ
mandate	provide legal representation to indigent defendants in federal criminal cases ⓘ
nonProfitStatus	not‑for‑profit public defense office ⓘ
operatedBy	Federal Public Defender Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	federal criminal justice system of the United States ⓘ federal indigent defense system ⓘ
primaryRole	protect constitutional and statutory rights of federal criminal defendants ⓘ
providesService	appellate representation in federal criminal cases ⓘ legal advice to eligible federal criminal defendants ⓘ representation in certain habeas corpus and post‑conviction matters ⓘ trial representation in federal criminal cases ⓘ
relatedTo	Office of the Federal Public Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
serviceArea	federal criminal defendants charged in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
supervisedBy	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWith	United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Probation Office for the District of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Probation Office for the District of Massachusetts → worksWith → federal public defender for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts → worksWith → federal public defender for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Public Defender for the District of Massachusetts