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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But by the time of his hearing in federal court on Thursday afternoon, paperwork had not yet been filed in the case, and Taras had neither seen the charges against him or spoken with his attorney about them, public defender Rachelle Barbour said in court.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Macomb County has a new public defender leading an office of nearly two dozen attorneys providing legal defense and representation to those who cannot afford it in Michigan's third most populous county.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
About a week later, my public defender, Steve McManus, visited me.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
He was represented by the state public defender’s office, which does not comment on criminal cases.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Macomb County has a new public defender leading an office of nearly two dozen attorneys providing legal defense and representation to those who cannot afford it in Michigan's third most populous county.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
About a week later, my public defender, Steve McManus, visited me.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
He was represented by the state public defender’s office, which does not comment on criminal cases.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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