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The settlement follows a second, related lawsuit that ended with a $2.6 million jury verdict in favor of another former public defender.
The county settled a lawsuit filed by a former deputy public defender and agreed not to appeal the $2.6 million jury verdict in the case of another ex-employee.
Calls during the public comment of the supervisors’ meeting came after a $2.6 million jury verdict in another case involving allegations of discrimination in the office.
The verdict came in the case of a deputy public defender who said he was forced out after complaining about a racist remark by a supervisor and because of his "gender expression" as a gay man.
A supervisor in the San Diego County Public Defender's office is accused of using racist terminology. Those allegations are scheduled to be aired in Superior Court soon. In other news, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came back to San Diego County Friday, for the second time in less than a month. Plus, the KPBS team shares some Thanksgiving tips, traditions and recipes ahead of the holiday.