Virginia Indigent Defense Commission

Virginia Indigent Defense Commission | 245 followers on LinkedIn | Dedicated to defending the rights and dignity of our clients through zealous, compassionate, high quality legal advocacy | The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (VIDC) was statutorily established in 2004, replacing the Public Defender Commission, to protect the Constitutional right to counsel for people who cannot afford to hire their own lawyer. The VIDC oversees 25 public defender offices and four capital defender offices across Virginia with a central administrative office that certifies attorneys seeking appointments in criminal cases. In addition, the VIDC is responsible for the following: -- Promulgate and enforce the mandatory Standards of Practice for Court-Appointed Counsel in Non-Capital Cases which sets out detailed expectations for attorneys seeking appointments in criminal cases; -- Re-certify attorneys seeking appointments in criminal cases and maintain the certified counsel list; and -- Develop certification training co