Joyce H. Akhahenda
Colorado Public Defender’s Office
Joyce Akhahenda, Esq., works as a Lead Attorney with the Colorado State Public Defender's Denver Office. She maintains a case load of felony offenses ranging from drug offenses to homicides as well as working in Denver Sobriety Court. Ms. Akhahenda received her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2005; Bachelor of Science from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; and earned an international mediation certificate from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Prior to her advanced education, she served in the United States Peace Corps stationed in Nyanga, Zimbabwe and also worked for Africare in both Washington DC and Lusaka, Zambia. Ms. Akhahenda spends her free time volunteering with the Sam Cary Bar Association and DU Law Mentorship Programs. She is also an active member of the Colorado Black Women for Political Action (CBWPA), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (CCDB), Black Public Defender's Association (BPDA), and Treasurer of the Sam Cary Bar Association. Ms. Akhahenda is also a participant of the Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety.
05/23
