Public Defender

The Orleans County Public Defender's Office represents indigent residents accused of criminal activity committed within the County of Orleans.

This office has represented nearly thousands of   indigent defendants in Orleans County Court, thirteen local Justice Courts, and the New York State Parole System.

Clients also include inmates incarcerated at the County's two State Correctional facilities who file habeas Corpus Petitions in Orleans County Supreme Court.

The Orleans County Public Defender's Office also fields hundreds of calls from the general public, friends, family of current clients, and local magistrates regarding the defense of the indigent client in Orleans County.

Sanford A. Church, Public Defender
Michael T. Culp, First Assistant
John S. Sansone, Assistant Public Defender
Court House Square
Albion, New York 14411

Phone:    (585) 589-7335
Fax:        (585) 589-2592