The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Virginia is dedicated to the defense of indigent persons charged with federal offenses. The Federal Public Defender is authorized and funded pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, or CJA, 18 USC § 3006A, et seq .

The office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Virginia includes staffed offices in Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Abingdon.