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Lara Montecalvo Brings Critical Public Defender Experience to First Circuit

For 18 years, she served in the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office, representing clients who could not afford an attorney and ensuring they had access to justice. Despite the critical role they play in our judicial system, public defenders remain vastly underrepresented on the federal bench. ....

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New law clears court debt for low-income Rhode Islanders

Court costs can prove an insurmountable hurdle for some people that can tie them to the courts long after they served their sentences. ....

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RI public defender Lara Montecalvo nomination OKd by Senate Judiciary

The committee vote was mostly along party lines; her nomination now goes to the full Senate. ....

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President Joe Biden selects Lara Montecalvo for federal appeals court

Lara Montecalvo was announced as President Joe Biden s pick after leading the state s Public Defender office since 2020. ....

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President Biden Names Seventeenth Round of Judicial Nominees

The President is announcing five new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and ....

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