Monroe County Government - Public Defender
Devoted primarily to criminal cases, not civil law suits or domestic cases, and includes the following types of matters, provided they occur within Monroe County, Pennsylvania: adults charged with the commission of a crime, juveniles (age 10 to 17) charged with the commission of a crime (juvenile delinquency cases), preliminary hearings, county habeas corpus proceedings, county trials, including pre-trial and post trial matters, Superior Court appeals, Pennsylvania Supreme Court appeals, post conviction matters, criminal extradition proceedings, probation and parole matters, mental health proceedings, PFA contempt, parents of children in dependency proceedings, petitions for contempt for failure to pay child support, and court costs or fines where imprisonment is possible. Does not represent individuals charged with federal offenses, only crimes against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Physical Address
610 Monroe Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Voice
Voice
Service area
Monroe, PA
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Monroe County Government
Monroe County is under the administration of the County Commissioners. The commissioners are the chief governing body of the county of Monroe. Consists of the following townships and boroughs: Barrett Township, Chestnuthill Township, Coolbaugh Township, Delaware Water Gap Borough, East Stroudsburg Borough, Eldred Township, Hamilton Township, Jackson Township, Middle Smithfield Township, Mt. Pocono Borough, Paradise Township, Pocono Township, Polk Township, Price Township, Ross Township, Smithfield Township, Stroud Township, Stroudsburg Borough, Tobyhanna Township, and Tunkhannock Township.