Please use the following forms to request an
investigator or expert on your case:
Superior, District and Juvenile Court Cases
Request for Investigator or Expert at Public Expense
Supplemental Request for Investigator or Expert at Public Expense
Please only put one request/supplier on each request form, and then email your request to Catt Bodeman Dodd. If
approved, an authorization will be emailed to you as soon as possible.
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Forms for use by counsel and the court
Blank order.
Notice of
Withdrawal & Substitution-Superior Court
Notice of
Withdrawal & Substitution-District Court
CR 84.0320 DOSA PreSentencing Examination Community Residential-Superior
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Certification Form for Superior & District Courts
Certification
Form
Monthly Time Sheet - Privately Retained
Monthly Time Sheet - Other Public Defense Contracts
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2023 Letters of interest in providing indigent representation in Kitsap County
Kitsap County's Office of Public Defense is currently seeking letters of interest from attorneys who wish to contract with the County in 2023 to provide representation for indigent people in Kitsap whose liberty interests are in jeopardy due to State action. The County is currently seeking attorney providers in the following areas of representation:
Homicide prosecutions in Superior Court
Felony prosecutions in Superior Court
Felony arraignments/ calendar coverage in Superior Court
Gross misdemeanor/ misdemeanor prosecutions in District Court
RALJ appeals to Superior Court
Therapeutic Court representation – Behavioral Health Court
Therapeutic Court representation – Adult Drug Court & Veteran's Court
Involuntary Commitment Cases – Superior Court
Civil Commitment Cases – Superior Court
Dependency Proceedings – Superior Court
Arraignments in Juvenile Court
Criminal prosecutions and other representation in Juvenile Court (CHINNS, Becca, etc.)
Juvenile Drug Court
Individualized Treatment Court – Juvenile
Girls Court – Juvenile
In your letter of interest please clearly indicate each contract(s) you are interested in providing representation pursuant to, the attorney(s) you envision handling the representation encompassed by the contract(s) and their relevant background and experience, the maximum number of cases you desire to receive per month pursuant to each contract(s) and the amount of compensation you desire for the work required by the contract(s). Please submit your letter of interest directly to me via the e-mail or fax listed below no later than 5 p.m. on October 21, 2022. If you have any additional questions or concerns about these contract opportunities, please reach out to me directly at the phone or e-mail below.
Thank you,
Steven M. Lewis
Chief Public Defender
Kitsap County Office of Public Defense
614 Division St. MS 40
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Please email your letters of interest to Steven M. Lewis or fax them to 360-337-4438