Main Office 421 3rd Street West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: 561.355. 7500 Appeals: 561.355.Applicants may apply for appointment of a Public Defender or for Indigent Status for Costs. A completed State job application is required for both Attorneys and Staff positions. These divisional instructions, Orders Setting Trial and Pre-Trial procedures and other forms. The parties are encouraged to propose alternatives. Official account for the State Attorney's Office, Florida's 15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County. A public guardian acts as guardian for incapacitated persons who lack a willing and qualified family member or friend to serve as their guardian. An Assistant State Attorney is responsible for advocating the State's position in all court hearings, trials and sentencings. The County Court Division handles all misdemeanor cases — more than 32,000 cases were opened in 2022.