Matthew Wechter

Matt Wechter is a Deputy Public Defender with the San Diego Office of the Public Defender. As a lead of the Public Defender Homeless Court Team, Matt acts as a liaison between the County, Superior Court, District Attorney, City Attorney, and regional Homeless Court Providers (HCPs). In his capacity through Homeless Court, he represents San Diego’s homeless population during monthly Homeless Court sessions, the Homeless Court Pop-up Resource Fairs, and orchestrates and executes the annual Homeless Court @ Stand Down, San Diego’s annual multi-day unhoused veteran event.  Matt is also an active member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, which provides policy guidance and technical assistance to replicate the ABA/San Diego HCP model in jurisdictions across the state and the country. At heart, Matt is a technology junkie – leveraging high-tech solutions where possible  – to support efficiencies with tight resources, and to serve as many clients as possible.