U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman of the District ... Biden nominated Boardman, a former federal public defender, in 2021. She has been a moderate donor to numerous Democrat campaigns ...

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman of the District of Maryland ... and the Department of Education regarding student loans. Biden nominated Boardman, a former federal public defender, in 2021. She ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana will be forced out of their jobs in July, and contracts for the 32 remaining district defenders are “under ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansans have been sounding the alarm as money that was approved to pay public defenders in August is now close to running out. The part-time public defenders were first ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It’s official: David Spears no longer works for the Missouri State public defender’s office. As of Monday he was terminated and lawmakers got what they wanted.

WEST PLAINS, Mo. (KY3) - Leadership at the public defender’s office in West Plains says a man who served time for the death of nine-year-old Rowan Ford is no longer employed. David Spears ...

Karina Alvarez, a veteran Santa Clara County deputy public defender who has helmed or co-authored the majority of RJA petitions in the county, said she believes the lack of high-profile ...

The Chautauqua County Public Defender’s Office is looking to expand its footprint in the city of Dunkirk. The Public Defender’s Office currently leases 775 square feet at City Hall ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- A court order has major impacts on Maine's legal system and the big backlog of public defenders. On Friday, the Kennebec County Superior Court issued an order.

AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill spoke at length on the State House floor Tuesday about Maine’s lack of public defenders. The Constitution requires the state ...

In January 2023, the Commission on Public Defense Services (PDS) received its first public defender office. That office, the Rural Defender Unit, traveled throughout the state to provide indigent ...