Welcome to the official website for the Office of Bob Dillinger, Public Defender of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida. We have established this site to provide information to you about the Public Defender's Office and the Criminal Justice System. You will also find links to other sites that may be of assistance to you.

These were Bob Dillinger's words during his swearing in ceremony in 1997 as Public Defender

"We are the HOPE.
We are the HOPE of the poor;
We are the HOPE of those in the system who are innocent;
We are the HOPE of those overcharged;
We are the HOPE of the mentally ill that society wants to either warehouse or ignore;
We are the HOPE of the juveniles who need help and guidance from a system that offers little of either;
We are the HOPE - probably the only HOPE- of those our society seeks to execute;
We are the HOPE.
My hope is that you will join me as we make this office the hope of the people we represent."

These words have proven true in many way, among them out Pinellas County Mentally Ill Jail Diversion, the Homeless Outreach Program.

Pinellas County Mentally Ill Jail Diversion Program
Homeless Outreach Program
Crossover for Children

The Pinellas County Criminal Justice System study, September 23, 2008.

Published by Ranon & Partners, Inc., with Kimme & Associates, Inc., Law & Policy Associates, and the Justice Management Institute stated the "Public Defender's Jail Diversion Program for Mentally Ill is (a) National Model."