OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER


[photo, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland] Natasha M. Dartigue, Public Defender

William Donald Schaefer Tower; Suite 1400, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 1608
1-877-430-5187 (toll free)
e-mail: sherron.mitchell@maryland.gov
web: www.opd.state.md.us/

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William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
T. Wray McCurdy, Esq., Chair (chosen by Board)
Kevin B. Collins, Esq.; Philip T. Cronan, Esq.; Tonya K. Cronin, Esq.; David C. Harbin, Esq.; Andrew Radding, Esq.; Steven W. Rakow, Esq. Terms expire 2024.

Mandeep S. Chhabra, Esq.; Alexis I. Gbemudu, Esq.; Justin M. Holliman, Esq.; Karen L. Jones, Esq.; William J. Shelton, Esq. Terms expire 2025.

Appointed by Senate President: T. Wray McCurdy, Esq.

Appointed by House Speaker: Michael A. Millemann, Esq.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER

ADMINISTRATION
(C80B0001, formerly 22.02.00.01)
FY2021 appropriation: $10,436,955; authorized positions: 63
Natasha M. Dartigue, Public Defender (appointed by Board of Trustees to 6-year term), 2028
(410) 767-8479
e-mail: natasha.dartigue@maryland.gov

DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
Keith A. Lotridge, Esq., Deputy Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 767-8078
e-mail: keith.lotridge@maryland.gov


[photo, 217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland]


217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


DISTRICT OPERATIONS
(C80B0002, formerly 22.02.00.02 & C80B0005, formerly 22.02.00.05)
FY2021 appropriation: $94,930,728; authorized positions: 748.5


[photo, Baltimore City Office of Public Defender (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland]

Baltimore City Office of Public Defender (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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