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Recent Examples of public defender
Cullen Sweeney, the chief public defender in Cuyahoga County, declined to comment on the case after the hearing.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
He will be represented by a public defender, court records show.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Cannon, a former public defender with her own law firm, was Oseguera’s only challenger.
—Julia Coin
march 3, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
The most common tools include increasing appointment fees, offering additional financial incentives and creating or expanding public defender offices.
—Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
He will be represented by a public defender, court records show.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Cannon, a former public defender with her own law firm, was Oseguera’s only challenger.
—Julia Coin
march 3, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
The most common tools include increasing appointment fees, offering additional financial incentives and creating or expanding public defender offices.
—Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
Noun
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Good will play Regina Harris, the new district attorney who is smart, compassionate, and nobody’s fool.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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As district attorney, Kunzweiler took the same hard line on Wilkens’ case, repeatedly opposing her bids for parole.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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By prohibiting attorneys from suggesting a value for non-economic damages, the measure blocks victims from telling a jury what their claims are worth, trial lawyer Jeff Wilson told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the proposal last month.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles entertainment and trial lawyer Tre Lovell tells USA TODAY that Reiner will likely plead not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jack Goldberger, the West Palm Beach criminal lawyer who represented Epstein in 2008, was a frequent guest, requesting various weekends for him and his wife to visit their daughter in the city.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Feb. 2026
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The perpetrators often looked down at the floor or straight ahead as approximately 30 victim impact statements were read – most from young female victims, but also from distraught parents and Janine Swinehart, the prosecuting attorney.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office doesn't have any paperwork yet from township police, and there are no charges at this time, said Rob Leonetti, chief assistant prosecuting attorney.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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At Austin's June 2021 sentencing hearing at Scott County District Court in Minnesota, prosecutors asked that Austin Herbst be sentenced to 30 years in prison.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Mueller became a federal prosecutor and relished the work of handling criminal cases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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