Arizona's First Line of Defense
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice is a statewide not-for-profit membership organization of criminal defense lawyers, law students and associated professionals dedicated to protecting the rights of the accused in the courts and in the legislature, promoting excellence in the practice of criminal law through education, training and mutual assistance, and fostering public awareness of citizens' rights, the criminal justice system and the role of the defense lawyer.
News
Jan 11, 2012
Article debunks APAAC's Prison Population Report 2010
The major findings of the APAAC 2010 report, "Prisoners in Arizona, A Profile of the Inmate Population"...
Jan 10, 2012
The Defender, Winter 2012
To view AACJ's quarterly magazine, The Defender, click here:...
May 20, 2011
AACJ Supports State Adoption of Federal Evidence Rules
Today AACJ filed a comment in...
Of Interest
Justice Project Releases New Quarterly Newsletter
The first edition of the Arizona Justice Project's new quarterly newsletter is now available. The Project was established in 1998 by AACJ member Larry Hammond with the assistance of AACJ as the fifth such organization in the country. Learn about the remarkable achievements of the Project in vindicating the wrongfully convicted in the current newsletter available on the Project's home page.
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ANNUAL WINTER SEMINAR AND AWARDS LUNCHEON
Drugs, Thugs, and Snitches
WILD HORSE PASS HOTEL AND CASINO
JANUARY 27-28, 2012
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Events
Jan 04, 2012
Jan 25, 2012
No Executive Committee Meeting
Jan 27, 2012
Board of Governors First Quarter Meeting