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Recent Examples of public defender
The court docket said Parsons has been appointed a federal public defender.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 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
Appearing in red jail garb Friday, Irving sat next to his public defender and remained silent as his attorney aired the results of his mental exams.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Several other lawsuits have been filed by Iowa educators, a public defender and a paramedic, all of whom allege they were fired or sanctioned for online comments posted in the immediate aftermath of Kirk’s death.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 27 Feb. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 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
Appearing in red jail garb Friday, Irving sat next to his public defender and remained silent as his attorney aired the results of his mental exams.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Several other lawsuits have been filed by Iowa educators, a public defender and a paramedic, all of whom allege they were fired or sanctioned for online comments posted in the immediate aftermath of Kirk’s death.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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Ferguson starred as the lawyer–turned–district attorney Mitchell Pritchett for the full series run of the ABC sitcom.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Rosen, Santa Clara County district attorney, said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon that O’Connor would face at least 30 years in prison pending aggravating factors still to be considered by a judge on March 11.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 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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Working closely with trial lawyer Patty Glaser, Basinger represented such entertainment and business leaders as Snoop Dogg, Keith Olbermann, ICM and PIMCO’s Bill Gross.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
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 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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On Friday, the Pettis County prosecuting attorney charged Goodsell with one count of first-degree rape, Germann said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Federal prosecutors accused Lang of assaulting police at the Capitol using an aluminum baseball bat and a riot shield.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent political rival, Imamoglu stands accused by prosecutors of leading a criminal organization.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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