Public Defender Jeff Adachi is interviewed live on San Francisco public access show, Christina Marie TV. Learn about what the Public Defender's Office does and why Public Defender Adachi is so passionate about his job.Read More

“In light of the economic downturn and severe budget cuts to education, this event has never been so important,” Public Defender and MAGIC Founder Jeff Adachi said. “This year, there are more kids in need and more parents who cannot afford to provide the most essential tools required for their kids to succeed in school....Read More

Ben Trefny of KALW's Crosscurrents sits down with Jeff Adachi to ask him what's going on with his work at the Community Justice Center.Read More

"Public Defender Jeff Adachi says the Community Justice Center is a duplication of the longtime efforts of The City’s two other specialty courts: the drug court and the behavioral health court."Read More

It took a San Francisco jury 15 minutes to acquit Dale Powers, of Jackson, Calif., of hit and run charges stemming from an accident that he said never occurred.Read More

Public Defender Jeff Adachi pulls out of CJC, citing the Mayor's refusal to fund indigent defense counsel. Adachi also explains how the Public Defender's Office has set the standard high for representing indigent persons in CJC.Read More

Add justice to the list of California's budget victims. The Alameda County public defender's office is telling judges that it can't represent about 10,200 clients over the next year.Read More