Until 2023, courts were following an outdated standard that seriously overestimated how many cases a public defender could handle in a year. Since new recommendations published two years ago ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A move is underway in the San Francisco Public Defender's office. Public Defender Mano Raju said his office is scaling back by not taking on new cases one or two days each week.

Six years ago, Oregon had one public defender for every 177 cases. Today, that figure has plunged to 93 cases for every lawyer and yet the number of unrepresented people accused of crimes ...

Allegheny County’s chief public defender was fired Wednesday following a monthlong human resources investigation. Lena Bryan-Henderson was appointed by County Executive Sara Innamorato in ...

A Milwaukee County judge rejected attempts by a former public defender accused of abusing his position and paying clients for sex to drop the felony charges he's facing. Judge Jeffrey Kremers on ...

"We're having staffing issues," said Public Defender James McGahan, "from the application process all the way through having enough attorneys." This area has a high need for public defenders ...

A spike in arrests in San Francisco has forced the public defender’s office to announce it won’t take on any new cases one to two days a week to give attorneys time they need to focus on ...

As the trial of a Black attorney suing the Arkansas Public Defender Commission over what she has claimed is a pay disparity based on race entered its third day Wednesday, jurors heard from ...

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Attorneys in Missoula’s state public defender’s office issued a letter to the local judiciary on Monday urging judges to cease in-person hearings until Missoula County is no longer designated ...

A former El Paso County public defender accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old pleaded not guilty in the 4th Judicial District on Thursday. Thomas Cushing, 26, was arrested Nov. 22 ...