PUBLIC DEFENDER

The Crawford County Office of Public Defender shall furnish legal counsel to any person who is charged with a qualified criminal offense, and, for lack of funds as determined by office guidelines, is unable to obtain legal counsel.

Download an application for a Public Defender here. Download a Juvenile application for a Public Defender here. Applications can be sent via email to pdintake@co.crawford.pa.us. Applications must be signed and submitted with proof of income if applicable.

No applications can be approved without an intake interview.

Incarcerated defendants can request an application from the jail officials. 

Telephone: (814) 333-7367 or (800) 982-9019 

Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm

This office represents the following types of cases*:

• Criminal Charges
• Probation or Parole Violations
• Domestic Relations Contempt
• Protection from Abuse Contempt
• Driving Under Suspension-DUI Related
• Juvenile Petitions

Situations where the District Judge indicates that a penalty of incarceration is likely if a conviction results.

View your case docket online at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us

Instructions On How to Search Your Case Docket Online

J. Wesley Rowden, Esquire	Public Defender
​Gary Kern, Esquire	​First Assistant Public Defender
Michael P. Kennedy, Esquire	Assistant Public Defender
Emily M. Merski, Esquire	Assistant Public Defender
​Michael Muha, Esquire	​Assistant Public Defender
​Hope Campbell​, Esquire	​Assistant Public Defender