Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT, EFFECTIVE, HIGH QUALITY REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS IN THE SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S CREDO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. TO WORK INTERDEPENDENTLY WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE COURTS AND LEADERS IN EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES, ALONG WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF OUR INDIGENT CLIENTS AND IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM.
THE ORGANIZATION IS NON-PROFIT, INCORPORATED IN 1971 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING LEGAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO COURT APPOINTMENT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY TO INDIGENT ADULTS AND JUVENILES ACCUSED OF CRIMES AND STATUS OFFENSES, AND TO THOSE WHO ARE SUBJECTED TO INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS.
THE SOLE ACTIVITY OF THE LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION IS RENDERING LEGAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO COURT APPOINTMENT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, TO INDIGENT ADULTS AND JUVENILES ACCUSED OF CRIMES AND STATUS OFFENSES, AND TO THOSE WHO ARE SUBJECTED TO INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS. INDIGENCE IS DETERMINED BY THE COURTS PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 31. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1971, STAFF MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, AND THE OFFICE HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL PROGRAM. AMONG OTHER NOTEWORTHY OFFICE ACHIEVEMENTS, ITS ATTORNEYS HAVE ARGUED SIX CASES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, INLUDING LANDMARK CASE OF BATSON V. KENTUCKY. SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE A FOR CASELOAD STATISTICS FOR THE 2019/2020 FISCAL YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Leo G Smith | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER | 40 | $133,656 |
| Bobby C Simpson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Palmer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Margaret E Keane | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| David R Karem | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel T Goyette | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Linda Sorenson Ewald | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Robert C Ewald | PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
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