Jessica Arteaga
Deputy Public Defender
Los Angeles County
Jessica Arteaga is a Deputy Public Defender with Los Angeles County and has served in that role since 2016. Over the course of her career as a public defender, she has handled a variety of misdemeanor and felony cases and is currently assigned to the Racial Justice Act Unit. Before joining the Public Defender’s Office, she worked as an associate attorney at a private criminal defense firm.
Her daily work involves defending clients against routine police abuse, prosecutorial misconduct, and unjust sentencing. She is a passionate civil servant committed to challenging some of the most serious abuses within the criminal justice system. Jessica received her undergraduate degrees from California State University, Long Beach, and earned her J.D. from Southwestern Law School.