2026 Summer Public Defense Conference: Full Schedule

Gayle B. Murray is the Director of Youth Advocacy Division for the Georgia Public Defender Council, where she leads statewide initiatives to strengthen juvenile defense practice and elevate the voices of young people in the justice system. A career public defender with nearly three... Read More →

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

ATTORNEY YOUTH DEFENDER

3:45pm EDT

Rapid Response Teams: Deploying Resources to Circuits in Need

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Joy Walker

Georgia Public Defender Council (Atlanta, Ga,)

Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
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ALL

9:00am EDT

Dignity as Strategy: Humanizing Clients in a Dehumanizing System

LIMITED

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Imani Carter

Assistant Public Defender, Western Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office

Imani is from Pennsylvania but has called Georgia home for the past 13 years. She obtained her undergraduate degree from West Virginia University and moved to Georgia to attend UGA Law. Imani graduated from UGA Law in 2015 and has been practicing criminal defense ever since. As a... Read More →

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

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