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Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez's
Memberships & Activities
State, Local, National and International Activities and
Memberships
(past and present)
Law Reform
- Juvenile Justice CPR(Charting a Path to Redemption) Reform Committee,
Chair
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Zero Tolerance Task Force Member
(2008 to present)
- Florida Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice (2007 to present)
- Equal Justice Roundtable, a defender-faith community partnership
- The Florida Bar, Commission on the Legal Needs of Children, Chair,
Representation Subcommittee (1999-2002); Standing Committee on the Legal
Needs of Children, Chair (2007-2008), Vice Chair (2006-2007)
Juvenile Justice
- Florida Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice (2007)
- Florida Supreme Court Committees, Appointed by Three Chief Justices:
Families and Children in the Court (2004 -2007); Treatment-Based Drug Court
Steering Committee (1999 -2002); and Children’s Leadership Forum (2005-2006)
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Detention Risk Assessment
Committee (2007)
- City of Miami Police Department, Do The Right Thing Program, Board
Member (2007 - 2008)
- National Juvenile Defender Center, Investigator, Assessment of Access to
Counsel and Quality of Representation in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
(2005)
- Juvenile Justice Board, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Chair
(2001-2002)
- Unified Family Court Advisory Board, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
(2002)
Child Advocacy and Mentoring
- 5000 Role Models of Excellence
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami, Mentor (1999-2004)
- Florida’s Children First, Board of Directors (2003 to present)
- Miami Senior High School Legal and Public Affairs Magnet Program
(2004-2006)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Whatcom County, Washington, Board of
Directors (1992-1993)
Technical Assistance to Public Defender Offices
- Served on technical assistance teams to the Honduran National Office of
Public Defense, and the Public Defender Offices in Schenectady County (NY),
San Bernardino County (CA), Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ), and Marion County
(Indianapolis, IN).
Drug Courts
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Drug Court Standards
Committee; COPS/Community Courts Linkages Committee; Panelist, The Drug
Court Team (1995); Panelist, Dealing with Change in Existing Drug Courts
(1996)
- Justice Management Institute, Faculty/Facilitator, Drug Courts (1995,
1996, 1999)
Legislation
- Numerous appearances before Florida Legislature on various substantive
and appropriations matters
- Drafted legislation and amendments, including student loan repayment
assistance, revision 7 to Article V, indiscriminate shackling of children,
blended sentencing, sealing and expungement of records, confidentiality and
juvenile waiver of counsel
- Florida House of Representatives, Panelist, Revision 7 to Article V of
Florida Constitution, Select Committee on Article V (2003)
- Dade Miami Criminal Justice Council, Chair, Legislation Ad Hoc Committee
(2002-2005)
- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Crime and Drug Prevention
Subcommittee, Legislative Committee Co-chair (2002-2003)
- Juvenile Justice Board, Legislative Committee Co-chair (2003-2007)
Management Trainer
- National Defender Leadership Institute, Faculty/Facilitator, Building
Leadership and Political Outreach Skills, NEW LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE; Nuts
and Bolts of Leadership and Management (2002)
- Florida Public Defender Association, Faculty/Facilitator, Executive
Management Training (2005, 2006)
- Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Faculty/Facilitator, Nuts and Bolts
of Managing and Leading a Public Interest Law Office (2002)
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Criminal Justice Council
- Co-Chair, Criminal Justice Section Defense Function Committee
- American Council of Chief Defenders
- Co-Chair, Best Practices Committee
- Caseload Standards Task Force
- DOJ Conference Curriculum Development working group
- American Inns of Court
- Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter, Board of Directors
- Caribbean Bar Association
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Statewide Chapter Representative
- Pro Bono and Public Defender Liaison Committee
- Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Miami Chapter Board of
Directors
- Florida Public Defender Association, Inc., Vice President (2006-2008);
Chair Juvenile Justice Committee (2009), Co-Chair (2003-2006); Legislation,
Article V, Training and Reform Committees
- Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Bar Association
- Haitian Lawyers Association
- Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Member,
Executive Sessions on Public Defense (1999-2001)
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Miami Beach Bar Association
- Puerto Rican Bar Association
- South Miami Kendall Bar Association
- Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association
Biographical Information Honors & Awards Memberships and Activities Publications
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