A Guide to the Correspondence and Subject Files of the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, 1972-2003 Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, Correspondence and Subject Files of the Executive Director 42602

A Guide to the Correspondence and Subject Files of the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, 1972-2003

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 42602


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
42602
Title
A Guide to the Correspondence and Subject Files of the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, 1972-2003
Extent
28 cubic foot (28 boxes)
Creator
Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Correspondence and Subject Files of the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, 1972-2003. Accession 51882, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, March 24, 2006.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, the records have not been refoldered and the fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical Information

The Virginia Public Defender Commission was created on 10 April 1972 according to Chapter 2.1 of the Acts of Assembly. In 1972, the Commission consisted of five members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in consultation with the Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committees of the Senate and House of Delegates. Following a successful pilot project, three offices were authorized in Augusta County, Virginia Beach, and the City of Roanoke in 1976. Offices were later added throughout the Commonwealth. The Commission establishes standards for the qualification of counsel appointed in capital cases and maintains lists of counsel for use by the circuit courts.

In 2004, the General Assembly created the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to replace the Virginia Public Defender Commission. The mission of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission is to enhance the quality of justice throughout Virginia by protecting the rights of the criminally accused through high quality, compassionate, and cost-effective legal representation. The Commission is responsible for providing oversight and support for all attorneys who furnish indigent defense service in the Commonwealth. The Commission consists of twelve members including the chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice, the chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, two attorneys officially designated by the Virginia State Bar, two persons appointed by the Governor, two persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and two persons appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

Scope and Content

Correspondence and subject files of the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, 1970-2003, document the planning, direction, and implementation of Commission programs and are evidence of actions and policy decisions. Contains memos, correspondence, financial records, complaints, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, and other sundry items belonging to the Executive Director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. The director maintained various files related to public defender offices, studies, budget, commission meetings, etc.

Arrangement

Folders are arranged in original order.

Contents List

Correspondence and Subject Files, 1970-2003.
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