The Cook County Public Defender provides legal representation for indigent clients in the areas of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, delinquency, abuse/neglect, some appeals, post-conviction and traffic (non-petty) cases when appointed by the Court throughout Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. Currently, the Cook County Public Defender is [Sharone R. Mitchell, Jr.].[1] It is the second largest state public defender office in the United States after the Los Angeles County Public Defender.[citation needed]