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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Vida Johnson, a professor of law at Georgetown University, the co-director of the school’s Criminal Justice Clinic and a former public defender broke down the possible case in a video for Georgetown University.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The defense called two fellow judges, a public defender and former Mayor Tom Barrett, a longtime friend.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Eaton, a former public defender, leads the conviction review unit in the Nashville district attorney’s office, reopening cases in which people were found guilty but may actually be innocent.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
That is why our public defender family takes this time to collect toys, food, pet supplies and other items for those in need in our community, in the true spirit of the season.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The defense called two fellow judges, a public defender and former Mayor Tom Barrett, a longtime friend.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Eaton, a former public defender, leads the conviction review unit in the Nashville district attorney’s office, reopening cases in which people were found guilty but may actually be innocent.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
That is why our public defender family takes this time to collect toys, food, pet supplies and other items for those in need in our community, in the true spirit of the season.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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