State-agency liaisons
NC Office of Indigent Defense Services
Judicial branch · Liaison cap: 4
Lapel Intelligence · Agency File
Current State of the NC Office of Indigent Defense Services
Staffing vs. Statutory Cap
within capLiaison Activity · Last 12 mo.
peak 11 liaisons currently registered — 3 below the statutory cap of 4.
Cap-Excess Timeline · 36 mo.
- No cap-excess events on record
Current liaisons
as of April 2026Statutory cap: 4. Currently registered: 1.
Historical liaisons
- Whitney B FairbanksMarch 2020 – September 2020
- Thomas Kieran MaherFebruary 2018 – November 2019
Recent changes
No registered changes in the last 12 months.
Bills Before Overseeing Committees
25 activeBills currently referred to a committee with oversight of this agency.
Senate Judiciary
secondary4 billsHouse Judiciary 2
secondary21 billsHB 949
Apr 17, 2025· House Chamber: Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, …
HB 770
Apr 7, 2025· House Chamber: Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Appropriations, if f…
HB 608
Apr 1, 2025· House Chamber: Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, State and Local Gove…
HB 505
Mar 26, 2025· House Chamber: Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and…
+ 16 more bills not shown
Committee-to-agency oversight is editorially mapped. Learn about our methodology. Bill referrals from NC General Assembly session data.