How to Use public defender in a Sentence

public defender

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  • The lawyer, a public defender, said the teen had not slept well the night before.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
  • For the record, there are plenty of skilled public defenders out there.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • He has been assigned a public defender, who was not named in court records.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Dan agrees to return, but this time as a public defender.
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Bloom, a former public defender, will be handling the murder case against the teen.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Akopyan slapped her across the face, said Palomares, who is now 29 and a public defender in Colorado.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
  • Blankenship’s public defender has yet to respond to a phone call and email from The Enquirer.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Alan Schott had the right to challenge the state’s neglect case in court and was given a public defender to represent him.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2022
  • That’s this basic of function as there is, and to not let the, the prosecutor, the public defender and the judges have legal research is like telling the garbage truck.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Newsweek reached out via email to Routh's lead public defender on Tuesday for comment.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Jackson will be the first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
  • If confirmed, Jackson will become the first Black woman and first former public defender to sit on the Supreme Court.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
  • If confirmed, Judge Jackson would also be the first former public defender on the high court.
    — CBS News, 18 Mar. 2022
  • None of her achievements, from her Harvard degrees to her time as a federal public defender and a judge, is news to them.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Jackson shares the Ivy League background of most justices, but will be the first former federal public defender to join the high court.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • His public defender did not return a call or email late Wednesday.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • If confirmed, Jackson would be the first former federal public defender to serve on the high court.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Blair was hired by the Orange County public defender's office in 2017.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • His public defender has yet to respond to a phone call from The Enquirer seeking comment.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Jacque Wilson, a San Francisco public defender for the last 20 years, took on his brother’s case.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The judge delayed the case after assistant public defender Melisa McNeill failed to show up for court.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 May 2022
  • In his run-ins with the law, that has meant using a public defender or representing himself.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • Biden cited his work as a public defender and Trump's support for the death penalty as guiding factors.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The office of the alternate public defender did not respond to a request for comment.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
  • The stint as a public defender gave Judge Mehta a wealth of courtroom experience — good training for a future judge.
    — Steve Lohr, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • An email seeking comment from him was sent to his federal public defender, and a voicemail was left.
    — Mark Pratt, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Court records show he has been appointed a public defender.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The public defender has not commented publicly on specifics of the charges against Henderson.
    — Adrian Sainz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Steven Gilmore, his public defender, has argued those missing details should render the indictment against his client null and void.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Cox’s public defender, Pat Forester, chose not to make an opening statement, according to the local paper.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024

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