Public Defenders

If you cannot afford an attorney, the court can appoint one from the district public defender's office. Ask at your first appearance; these are the offices by county. 10 listed, by county.

Ninth District Public Defender's Office Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau County · 619 Beltrami Avenue NW, Suite 240, Bemidji, MN 56601 Call(218) 755-4333
Tenth District Public Defender's Office Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Sherburne, Washington, Wright County · 901 Main Street, Suite 100, Anoka MN 55303 Call(763) 422-3350
Seventh District Public Defender's Office Becker, Benton, Clay, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, Todd, Wadena County · 720 West St. Germain, Suite 100, St. Cloud, MN 56301 Call(320) 255-3753
Eighth District Public Defender's Office Big Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine County · 316 Becker Ave SW, Suite 301, Willmar, MN 56201 Call(320) 231-6064
Fifth District Public Defender's Office Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan County · 12 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2070, Mankato, MN 56001 Call(507) 933-4070
Sixth District Public Defender's Office Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis County · 1400 Alworth Building, 306 W Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802 Call(218) 733-1027
First District Public Defender's Office Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, Sibley County · 919 Vermillion St, Suite 200, Hastings, MN 55033 Call(651) 480-0122
Third District Public Defender's Office Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona County · 206 South Broadway, Suite 500, Rochester, MN 55904 Call(507) 285-7370
Fourth District Public Defender's Office Hennepin County · 701 4th Ave S, Suite 1400, Minneapolis, MN 55415 Call(612) 348-7530
Second District Public Defender's Office Ramsey County · 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 2000, St. Paul, MN 55101 Call(651) 352-2500