RFQ Public Defender Services Contracts- Juvenile Court

Description: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES CONTRACT -- JUVENILE COURT Public Defender Contract -- Juvenile Delinquency -- Summit County is currently accepting applications for Public Defender duties of indigent delinquency cases in Juvenile Court. The contractor will be required to appear in all courts where Summit County cases are held, whether in Summit County or other conflict juvenile court locations. This contract does not cover child welfare cases or termination of parental rights cases. The contract term will begin January 1, 2027, and expire December 31, 2028 with the option of a one time, 24-month renewal. This is a personal services contract and will be awarded to an individual attorney, not to a law firm. The Summit County Public Defender contract is non-assignable. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, a member in good standing of the Utah Bar and competent in the criminal practice of law. Qualified Candidates shall be required to provide competent and timely representation and counsel for each indigent defendant who has been charged by the Summit County Attorney's Office with violations of Utah law in the Juvenile Court, Silver Summit Division, Third District Court. Candidates must be available and accessible to indigent clients reasonably in advance of any hearing or trial and must make reasonable efforts to visit indigent minors who are in detention, admitted to a hospital or otherwise confined at the earliest possible moment, to return telephone calls as soon as reasonably possible, and to otherwise be reasonably accessible to all indigent minors. Representation includes filing a notice of appeal but does not include representation during the appeal. Contract pays $62,088 annually with the option of CPI-adjustments in subsequent years of the contract (pending appropriations approval from the County Council). Please send letter of interest, resume, and references to Summit County, Purchasing Department, P.O. Box 128, Coalville, Utah, 84017, or electronically to [For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .]() Applications must be received by Summit County Purchasing by Monday, November 23, 2026, at 5pm MDT. Summit County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.