Sharone Mitchell, Jr.

COOK COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, LAW OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

Sharone Mitchell, Jr. is the Cook County Public Defender at the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender. The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender is one of the largest unified public defender offices in the nation with more than 650 employees, a budget of approximately $85 million, and 23 divisions and units. The Office provides legal services for people who cannot afford to hire an attorney to represent them in misdemeanor, felony, traffic, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, child protection, and similar cases and appeals.

Mr. Mitchell earned his B.A. in Political Science at the University of Illinois and his J.D. at DePaul University College of Law.


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