The Auglaize County Public Defender’s Office is responsible for providing legal representation to indigent persons charged with criminal offenses within the AuglaizeCounty court system.This includes the Common Pleas Court (Criminal Division), Municipal Court, Juvenile Court and Domestic Relations Court (Contempt of Court).Potential clients must complete a Financial Disclosure/Affidavit of Indigency form for determination of eligibility.
History/Staff
Attorney Gerald F. Siesel is the third Public Defender in AuglaizeCounty’s history, having been appointed to that position by the Auglaize County Public Defender Commission on February 1, 2010.Prior to that appointment, Mr. Siesel had served as Deputy Public Defender since November of 1981.
The Public Defender’s Office currently works with a staff of two Deputy Public Defenders (Attorney Rob C. Wiesenmayer, II and S. Mark Weller), an office manager/administrative assistant, Anna Gibson, and a legal secretary, Diane Kraft.Additionally, the Public Defender’s Office is assisted from time to time by legal interns from area law schools. The current intern is James Hearn, Jr., from the University of Toledo School of Law.
The Public Defender’s Office works under the oversight of the Auglaize County Public Defender Commission, consisting of five members who serve pursuant to appointment by the Auglaize County Commissioners and the Presiding Judge of the Common Pleas Court.Current commission members are James Hearn (President), James West (Secretary), Robert Shenk, Jason This and Carlene Koch.
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