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.

• FD.org : Office of Defender Services, Training Branch. An invaluable source for legal research and sample memoranda for the defense of indigent clients. The site also lists training opportunities for CJA and Federal Defender counsel and professional staff.

• National Litigation Support: The National Litigation Support team is the consultant, resource center, and sounding board for litigation, for those who defend indigent federal criminal cases. This team is available for federal defenders and CJA counsel, and maintain a collection of useful resources at their site.

• 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)