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Recent Examples of public defender
In response, the package would expand the number of positions supervisors must vote to confirm, including top executives and the county’s public health officer, public defender and emergency services director.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Currently, Newberger serves as the first assistant federal public defender for the District of Maryland, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
—Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
In court on Monday, his federal public defender, David Harshaw, said Mendoza Hernandez had been in several facilities because none of the ones approached by federal officers were willing to take him due to his injuries and medical needs.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Fortunately for Siri, an earlier fare was Amaya, a public defender.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Currently, Newberger serves as the first assistant federal public defender for the District of Maryland, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
—Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
In court on Monday, his federal public defender, David Harshaw, said Mendoza Hernandez had been in several facilities because none of the ones approached by federal officers were willing to take him due to his injuries and medical needs.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Fortunately for Siri, an earlier fare was Amaya, a public defender.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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The department processed 330 district attorney service requests and 324 dispositions, totaling 654 actions, or about 327 staff hours.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles county district attorney, has said that Reiner could face the death penalty, though no decision has been made on that question.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.—
David Wilson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Just as extraordinary was that Friedmann, who knew as much about criminal law as many criminal lawyers do, appeared to have designed the plot precisely to confound prosecutors.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 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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The prosecuting attorney provided additional details to PEOPLE about the sequence of events in the murders Rodriguez admitted to in his plea.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The prosecuting attorney requested that the judge sentence Delisle to 40 years fixed in prison.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2026
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He has been asked to present himself to prosecutors in Milan for questioning on Thursday.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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As part of Lololee’s deal, federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison term at the low end of the sentencing range, according to the court filing.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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