Several members of the Missouri House Budget Committee Thursday walked out of a hearing with the Public Defender’s Office.

WARNING: Details in this story might be considered graphic to some audiences. Read at your own discretion.***A former Carson ...

A former Carson City public defender is facing a felony charge of lewdness with a child under the age of 16. Adam Lawson Woodrum, 46, is accused of fondling a child, according to a complaint filed in ...

"I just don't see where he disturbed the peace," the judge said. "It was an open public meeting. He had a right to speak." ...

President Donald Trump's newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate to Oklahoma so he can be executed, following through on Trump's sweeping executive ...

Kara Gerry, a Dutchess public defender, announced on Tuesday (Feb. 11) that she plans to challenge Edward “Ned” McLoughlin ...

In an audit released Thursday, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor raised concerns that public defenders’ heavy ...

Kansas is facing a crisis when it comes to defending accused criminals who cannot afford their own attorneys. A shrinking ...

If a conflict of interest precludes public defenders from representing a defendant, the court appoints a private attorney or ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen appointed an Omaha attorney to serve as the county court judge in the Fourth Judicial District.

The Commission on Judicial Performance said Superior Court Judge Julian Bailey's misconduct stretched back to 2014.

Schenectady County public defenders will receive a pay boost over the next three years under a collective bargaining ...