Who is your Public Defender?

To find your assigned Public Defender, locate the county or circuit where your case is being handled from the lists below. Click on the link to your county or circuit's Public Defender office for contact details. Once there, you can contact the office to ask for your assigned Assistant Public Defender.

If you have an appellate level case, see the District Court of Appeals list below. 

If you have not been appointed a Public Defender for your case yet, get information here on how to have an attorney appointed to your case

Who is the supervisor of my assigned Public Defender?

The FPDA does not supervise or manage individual Public Defender Offices. As a Constitutional Officer, each elected Public Defender decides how to operate the Circuit offices. If you have concerns or questions about how you are being represented, please contact the appropriate Public Defender elected for your Circuit from the list below. 

COUNTIES:

 

CIRCUITS:

 

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS - APPELLATE OFFICES:

 

ELECTED PUBLIC DEFENDERS:

Hon. Bruce Miller
Public Defender,1st Circuit

Escambia, Okaloosa,
Santa Rosa, Walton

Hon. Jessica Yeary

Hon. Jessica Yeary
Public Defender, 2nd Circuit

Franklin, Gadsden,
Jefferson, Leon, Liberty
,
Wakulla

Hon. Cliff Wilson

Hon. Cliff Wilson
Public Defender, 3rd Circuit

Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton,
Lafayette, Madison,
Suwanee, Taylor

Hon. Charles Cofer

Hon. Charlie Cofer
Public Defender, 4th Circuit

Clay, Duval, Nassau

Hon. Mike Graves

Hon. Mike Graves
Public Defender, 5th Circuit

Citrus, Hernando, Lake,
Marion, Sumter

Hon. Sara Mollo

Hon. Sara Mollo
Public Defender, 6th Circuit

Pasco, Pinellas

Hon. Matt Metz

Hon. Matthew Metz
Public Defender, 7th Circuit

Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns,
Volusia

Hon. Stacy Scott

Hon. Stacy Scott
Public Defender, 8th Circuit

Alachua, Baker, Bradford,
Gilchrist, Levy, Union

 

Hon. Robert Wesley 

Public Defender, 9th Circuit

Orange, Osceola

Hon. Rex Dimmig

Hon. Rex Dimmig
Public Defender, 10th Circuit

Hardee, Higlands, Polk

 

Hon. Carlos Martinez
Public Defender, 11th Circuit

Miami-Dade

Hon. Larry Eger

Hon. Larry Eger
Public Defender, 12th Circuit

DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota

Hon. Julie Holt

Hon. Julie Holt
Public Defender, 13th Circuit

Hillsborough


Hon. Mark Sims

Hon. Mark Sims
Public Defender, 14th Circuit

Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes,
Jackson, Washington

Hon. Carey Haughwout

Hon. Carey Haughwout
Public Defender, 15th Circuit

Palm Beach


Hon. Robert Lockwood

Hon. Robert Lockwood
Public Defender, 16th Circuit

Monroe


Hon. Gordon Weekes

Hon. Gordon Weekes
Public Defender, 17th Circuit

Broward


Hon. Blaise Trettis

Hon. Blaise Trettis
Public Defender, 18th Circuit

Brevard, Seminole

 

Hon. Diamond Litty
Public Defender, 19th Circuit

Indian River, Martin,
St. Lucie, Okeechobee

Hon. Kathy Smith

Hon. Kathy Smith
Public Defender, 20th Circuit

Charlotte, Collier, Glades,
Hendry, Lee