Head of Oregon's troubled public defense system is fired
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The head of Oregon's public defenders' office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to solve a dire shortage of attorneys to
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The head of Oregon's public defenders' office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to solve a dire shortage of attorneys to
A state board fired the head of Oregon’s state public defense agency Thursday, just eight months into his tenure.
Chief Justice Martha Walters fired the entire commission that oversees Oregon's public defense services, then reinstated five members alongside four new appointees.
Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters says she will remove all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission, the state panel that oversees legal representation for indigent criminal defendants.
One day after firing all nine members of the commission that oversees the state’s public defense system, Chief Justice Martha Walters announced she has already appointed a new commission that