CJA Panel Meetings: We offer free monthly CLEs in Spokane and Yakima for CJA panel memebers. The Spokane meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month and the Yakima meetings usually take place on the fourth Thursday of the month.
For information regarding up-coming CJA panel meetings and archived meeting materials, please see our blog.
Annual Trainings:
The office hosts an annual "Thrills and Skills" seminar. Please check back for the 2010 seminar for information.
In addition, the Federal Defender Services of Idaho hosts an "Annual Western All-Star Conference & Confabulation" each summer in Boise. Please check back for the 2010 seminar for information.
National Criminal Defense College (NCDC):
Each year, the NCDC presents two sessions of the Summer Trial Practice Institute on the campus of Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia and an additional training to be determined on a year to year basis.
NCDC's Trial Practice Institute: There are two sessions, each lasting two weeks. Topics covered in the group exercises include client interviews, jury selection, impeachment and closing arguments, among others. Click here for all the information.
NDCD's Theories and Themes: The Defense on Offense. Please click here for the dates and content of this seminar.
National Seminars: The Office of Defender Services offers a variety of regular trainings for CJA panel members. Click here for more information.