Board approves expanded Appendix B to Indigent Defense Standards
The board approved an expanded Appendix B — an exhaustive case-type matrix intended to guide public defender qualification and case weighting across Washington jurisdictions; the CPD and county data informed recategorizations the board said will be revenue neutral.
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The board voted to adopt revisions to Appendix B of the Indigent Defense Standards on a roll-call vote Thursday, approving an expanded, exhaustive case-type matrix the Council on Public Defense (CPD) said will make qualification and case-weighting easier for public defense administrators.
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