public defender
noun
: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance
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Some of the assistance provided by the statewide public defender office could be the availability of more public defense lawyers and defense experts who may specialize in various evidentiary or forensic practices.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Democrat judge, Republican judge — two different responses The DeSantis administration’s verbal assault on Williams, a Democrat who served as a prosecutor and public defender in Miami before becoming a federal judge, has been striking.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Murphy, a Columbia Law School graduate, served as a public defender at the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services from 2006 to 2009 before serving as a partner of a firm from 2011 to 2024.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
He was appointed a public defender, Randall Harper.
—Peter D'abrosca , Samantha Daigle, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Democrat judge, Republican judge — two different responses The DeSantis administration’s verbal assault on Williams, a Democrat who served as a prosecutor and public defender in Miami before becoming a federal judge, has been striking.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Murphy, a Columbia Law School graduate, served as a public defender at the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services from 2006 to 2009 before serving as a partner of a firm from 2011 to 2024.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
He was appointed a public defender, Randall Harper.
—Peter D'abrosca , Samantha Daigle, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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