Kurt D. Hermansen
Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender and Eugene Branch Chief Counsel
Kurt Hermansen is a federal public defender who practices exclusively in federal courts. He represents indigent clients at trial, on appeal, and in habeas corpus proceedings. Mr. Hermansen's undergraduate degree is from the University of California, Los Angeles and his law degree is from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. After working for state and federal courts for seven years in San Diego, he worked for Federal Defenders of San Diego, representing indigent defendants at trial and on appeal. Then, in private practice, Mr. Hermansen represented clients accused of crimes in state and federal courts throughout California. In addition to arguing cases before California appellate courts and the California Supreme Court, he argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Hermansen now works as a Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender and Eugene Branch Chief Counsel for the Federal Public Defender of Oregon. Achievements & Other Notable Experience • 2018 Appellate Attorney of the Year Award, San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association (March 27, 2018) • E. Stanley Conant Award for benefitting the San Diego legal community and demonstrating exceptional and unselfish devotion to protecting the rights of the indigent accused, presented by the Board of Directors of Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., and Appellate Defenders, Inc. (April 2016)
