Indianas attorney shortage is hitting prosecutor and public defender offices particularly hard. And lawmakers want to boost ...

The Clackamas County Circuit Court appointed a public defender to represent Melissa Fireside, the former Clackamas County commissioner who faces felony theft allegations. Records show Fireside’s ...

chief local public defenders and two separate boards over whether Starns should control those attorneys’ salaries. Starns ...

Six public safety leaders at Shasta County's public safety summit outlined challenges including low salaries, staffing woes ...

Schenectady County public defenders will receive a pay boost over the next three years under a collective bargaining agreement approved by county lawmakers Tuesday. The contract comes 10 months ...

After an explosive back-and-forth at their last hearing with the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office, it was business as ...

“When courts cannot find qualified lawyers to serve as either public defenders or prosecutors, justice simply cannot be served,” Cullen said. The average salary for a full-time deputy ...