Ray Szwabowski of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender Office announced Friday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney. On the brisk ...

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.

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 ...

Public defenders in the Minnesota's Third Judicial District, which includes Winona County, have filed a labor grievance over their caseload, which they say is so heavy it hampers their ability to ...

Not every citizen has the where-with-all to hire a lawyer. This is where public defenders and court-appointed advocates come in mighty handy. An Alexandria four-member team, specialists in ...

Testimony in the trial of a Black attorney suing the Arkansas Public Defender Commission over what she claims is a racially motivated pay disparity entered its second day as the commission's ...

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 ...

Clark County Chief Public Defender Christopher Swaby, center, reaffirms his professional oath, along with other Clark County attorneys for National Law Day of Action on May 1. The new state budget ...

Channel 11 told you about Lena Bryan-Henderson, Allegheny County’s Chief Public Defender, being put on paid administrative leave amid an investigation back in April. Bryan-Henderson confirmed to ...

In another appointment, the commissioners promoted Keith McConnell to the position of chief public defender in the public defender’s office. McConnell will be paid an annual salary of $137,500 ...

Plans to lower public defender caseloads, such as those backed by the Washington State Bar Association, mean even more attorneys are needed. Articles discuss a shortage of new lawyers going into ...

The hearing, held remotely by the Richmond-based appeals court, centered on a March 2020 complaint filed by Jane Roe, a pseudonym for a former federal public defender in the Western District of North ...