Head of Oregon's public defense system is fired
The oversight commission fired executive director Stephen Singer, a few days after Oregon's Chief Justice fired the entire board and then appointed new members.
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The oversight commission fired executive director Stephen Singer, a few days after Oregon's Chief Justice fired the entire board and then appointed new members.
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Chief Justice Martha Walters has appointed four new members and reappointed five others to the state commission that oversees legal representation for indigent criminal defendants.
Critics cited an abrasive, combative style The executive director of the Office of Public Defense Services brought to his job.
The executive director of the Office of Public Defense Services, Stephen Singer, was fired by an oversight panel. Critics cited an abrasive, combative style Singer brought to his job.