FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER

DISTRICT OF GUAM

THE OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
PROVIDES ZEALOUS AND EFFECTIVE
LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT CITIZENS
CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES ON GUAM

Mission and Background

The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Guam was established in 1994, and is dedicated to the defense of indigent clients charged with federal offenses.  The Federal Defender is authorized and funded pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, ("CJA") 18 USC § 3006A, et seq. The caseload ranges from petty offenses, to multi-defendant drug conspiracies, sophisticated computer crimes, and international smuggling cases.

The District of Guam is located in the Northwestern Pacific in the Mariana Archipelago, a former Spanish colony. It is a non-incorporated territory of the United States of America.