Shelby Dolch

Shelby Dolch is an Assistant Public Defender in Delaware County. They graduated with their J.D. from Temple Law with a Certificate in Trial Advocacy in 2024. Prior to law school, they obtained their bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College with a double major in Peace & Conflict Studies and Black Studies. Throughout law school and undergrad, Shelby’s interests included public defense, death penalty abolition, and exploring alternatives to incarceration. Their passion for public defense was furthered by various internships, including those with the Capital Trial and Capital Habeas unit for the Federal Community Defenders Office of Eastern Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney, Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, and the Defender Association of Philadelphia.