Connecticut State Division of Public Defender Services

Members of the public have reported receiving calls, reportedly from the Judicial Branch of the Public Defender’s office, indicating that their loved one is in jail and they need to immediately send cash or provide a credit card number for bail. These calls are scams, so please do not send cash or provide your credit card number or any other personal information. A public defender would never call and ask for money or credit card information. If you receive such a call, contact the State Police in your state.


Public Defender Services
Specialty Units

Parole Revocation Hearings Unit
55 West Main Street, Suite 430
Waterbury, CT 06702

Supervisor: Sonia Jones

Phone: 203-596-4370
Fax: 203-574-0038

Hartford Community Court
80 Washington Street
Hartford, CT  06106

Supervisor: Sandra Davis 

Telephone: (860) 756-7840
Fax: (860) 756-7845

Connecticut Valley Hospital and
Whiting Forensic Hospital
Shew Hall, Silver Street
P.O. Box 351
Middletown, CT 06457

Supervisor: William D. O'Connor

Telephone: (860) 262-5910
Fax: (860) 262-5915

Juvenile Post-Conviction and Reentry Unit
Office of the Chief Public Defender
55 Farmington Ave, 8th Floor
Hartford, Connecticut  06105

Supervisor: James J. Connolly

Telephone: (860) 509-6465
Fax: (860) 509-6495
The Connecticut Innocence Project / Post Conviction Unit
55 Farmington Ave, 8th Floor
Hartford, Connecticut 06105

Supervisor: Robert Meredith

Telephone: (860) 258-4940
Fax: (860) 258-4949 

Legal Services Unit
55 W. Main Street, Suite 430
Waterbury, CT 06702

Supervisor: Pamela Nagy

Telephone: (203) 574-0029
Fax: (203) 574-0038

Legal Services Unit Hartford
55 Farmington Ave, 8th Floor
Hartford, CT  06105

Supervisor: Jennifer Bourn

Telephone: (860) 566-1345
Fax: (860) 566-1408

Delinquency Defense and Child Protection
55 Farmington Ave, 8th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105

Director: Renee Cimino

Telephone: (860) 566-1341
Fax: (860) 566-1349

Waterbury Community Court
400 Grand Street
Waterbury, CT 06702

Supervisor: Michael Richards

Telephone: (203) 236-8170
Fax: (203) 236-8180

Assigned Counsel
55 Farmington Ave, 8th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105

Director: Alix Walmsley

Telephone: (860) 509-6486
Fax: (860) 509-6498
Complex Litigation
55 Farmington Ave, 8th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105

Director: Joseph Lopez

Telephone: (860) 258-4940
Fax: (860) 258-4949