Federal Public Defender

Northern District of California

Links of Interest

We find the below links helpful, but would emphasize that they are created

and maintained by outside organizations.  We cannot, therefore, take responsibility for their content or accuracy.

Please report any dead links to Steven Kalar in the San Francisco office.

Court Links:

• Northern District of California

• Northern District Calendars

• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

• Ninth Circuit Opinions

• Supreme Court of the United States

• Supreme Court Opinions

Legal Research:

• Ninth Circuit Blog: Cases and legal developments of interest posted by Ninth Circuit AFPDs. Includes Booker discussions and briefing, Kalar's "Case o' The Week" memos and Jon Sands' 9th Circuit summaries, and links to Supreme Court case summaries.

• United States Sentencing Commission: Contains links to Booker developments, and useful reports (such as the Fifteen Year Report, valuable for sentencing arguments).

• Professor Berman's Web Page: The leading source for general Booker developments, with links to many recent cases.

General Links:

• SF County Public Defender

• Alameda County Public Defender

• Santa Clara County Public Defender

• Contra County County Public Defender

• Federal Bureau of Prisons (includes an inmate locator and descriptions of federal custodial facilities)