Starting March 28, 2022, the Whatcom County Public Defender's Office will be open to the public. Our office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Public Defender's Office was created in 1982 by constitutional mandate to provide indigent legal defense for:
Apply for a Public Defender - Affidavit of Indigency
To check your Superior Court dates
To check your District Court dates
To view the most recent Superior Court calendar
1st appearance
If in custody, the prosecutor has 72 hours (3 business days) to file charges. The 72 hour rule does not apply when the person is released from jail.
Arraignment
Status and Omnibus hearings
Starck M. Follis, Director
215 N. Commercial St
Bellingham, WA
Phone: 360-778-5640
Fax: 360-778-5641