[1] The agency provides legal aid to "low income people charged with major crimes.

[1] With the abolition of the Public Advocate in 1994,[3] the OPD became organized "in but not of" the Department of the Treasury to ensure its independence from the New Jersey Attorney General.

"[4] This requirement was eliminated in 2023 with the passage of Senate Bill S3771 and its enactment into law.

[5] In December 2023, Jennifer Sellitti was appointed to succeed Joseph E. Krakora as the Public Defender, and will take office effective February 1, 2024.

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