Administration

Offices

We have offices in four locations throughout Santa Barbara County. The main office is housed in the Superior Courthouse in Santa Barbara; our north county office is located in the Court complex in Santa Maria with smaller sub-offices in Lompoc at the Court and at the Juvenile Court facility in Santa Maria . The addresses and telephone numbers are:

Santa Barbara Office (See Location Map)

1100 Anacapa Street
County Courthouse, 3d Floor
Santa Barbara, California 93101
(805) 568-3470
Fax (805) 568-3536

Santa Maria Office (See Location Map)

312 E. Cook Street, Building B
Santa Maria, California 93454
(805) 346-7500
Fax (805) 346-7670

Juvenile Office (See Location Map)

4285 California Boulevard, Suite C
Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 934-6944
Fax (805) 346-6945

Lompoc Office (See Location Map)

115 Civic Center Plaza
Lompoc, California 93436
(805) 737-7770
Fax (805) 737-7881

Budget

In fiscal year 2007-2008, the total Office budget was: $8,861,173.

Case Load

The Public Defender Caseload has varied from around 9000 cases/year in 1979 to a peak of over 25,000 cases/year in 1991. It has been rather steady in recent years, with a roughly equal contribution from North and South County, the total varying between 21,000 and 25,000 cases/year. The combined North and South County caseload for 2007 was 25,000.

Employment Opportunities

The Public Defenders Office is a department of the County of Santa Barbara which operates under a civil service system. Recruitments are handled by the Human Resources Department and application materials may be obtained from them.