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Recent Examples of public defender
More than six months later, Chief District Judge Roy Wiggins on July 28 ordered his capacity to proceed be evaluated, as his public defender had requested.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Lowder’s federal public defender did not immediately return McClatchy News’ request for comment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Newsweek reached out to a public defender who has represented Routh and the White House for comment via email.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Buggs’ public defender also suggested that Alameda County prosecutors’ case was tainted by that bias.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Lowder’s federal public defender did not immediately return McClatchy News’ request for comment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Newsweek reached out to a public defender who has represented Routh and the White House for comment via email.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Buggs’ public defender also suggested that Alameda County prosecutors’ case was tainted by that bias.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
Noun
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Rackauckas went on in 1999 to become the county district attorney.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office quoted extensively from Mangione’s handwritten diary in a court filing seeking to uphold his state murder charges.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Larsen was one of the few women in Hamilton County to work as a trial lawyer in the 1970s.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Abrego Garcia’s criminal lawyers, from the Federal Public Defender’s office in Nashville, argue the government has not given enough evidence to warrant his detention.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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One person was taken into custody but was released with no criminal charges filed, according to Melissa Price Smith, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dateline spoke with Vicki Becker, the prosecuting attorney in Elkhart, who confirmed Kristyana’s case is still open but would not answer additional questions to protect the integrity of the case.—
Mackenzie Matwick,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
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Graf also granted Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, a pretrial protective order requested by Utah County prosecutors.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Robinson made his first appearance in court on Tuesday where prosecutors announced murder charges against him.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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