Assigned Counsel Panels. Panels of private attorneys certified by Screening and Advisory Committees appointed by the Appellate Division, First and Second Judicial Departments, respectively, to represent indigent persons for purposes of Article 18-B of the County Law.
Office of the Assigned Counsel Plan. The Office of the Assigned Counsel Plan (the "OACP"), established pursuant to subdivision (3) of section 722 of the County Law, is responsible for management of the City's Criminal Defense Panels. The OACP is overseen by two Administrators in consultation with the Presiding Justices of the First and Second Judicial Departments.
Criminal Defense Panels. Panels of attorneys appointed by the Appellate Division, First and Second Judicial Departments, respectively, upon the recommendation of Screening or Advisory Committees established pursuant to the rules of those courts. The panels are administered by the OACP in accordance with the rules of the Appellate Division, First and Second Judicial Departments. Attorneys on the Criminal Defense Panels represent indigent defendants in criminal matters as defined in section 722-a of the County Law, as set forth below.
Family Law Panels. Assigned Counsel Panels administered by the Appellate Division, First and Second Judicial Departments, in accordance with the rules of those courts. Attorneys on the Family Law Panels represent indigent persons in the Appellate Division, First and Second Judicial Departments, and in the Supreme Court, the Surrogate's Court and the Family Court within those Departments, in proceedings under sections 262 or 1120 of the Family Court Act and section 407 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act.
Indigent Defense Organization Oversight Committee. Committees established by the Appellate Division, First or Second Judicial Departments, that monitor Providers.
Indigent Person. Any person who is financially unable to obtain counsel and is entitled to representation pursuant to section 722 of the County Law.
Provider. A private institutional legal services organization selected by CJC in accordance with 43 RCNY § 13-02 to represent indigent persons.
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