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New Augusta Circuit Public Defender Sworn in as Kate Mason Retires (Georgia Public Defender Council)

Public Technologies 10 Feb 2026
- Katherine "Kate" Mason, a longtime Augusta public defender and former statewide leader with the Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC), was honored at a retirement celebration.
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Grant expands Ventura County Public Defenders' immigration services

VC Star 10 Feb 2026
The Ventura County Public Defender's Office received a nearly $810,000 grant from the Office of the State Public Defender.The local office will hire one attorney and one legal management assistant for ...
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Andrew Dean appointed as Oneida County Public Defender

Observer-Dispatch 09 Feb 2026
has appointed Andrew Dean as Oneida County Public Defender, effective immediately, according to a statement from his office ... Dean replaces former Public Defender Tina Hartwell, who served in the position since September 2022.
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Serena Williams faces fierce GLP 1 drug criticism after Super Bowl ad as Holger Rune publicly defends her

The Times of India 09 Feb 2026
Serena Williams is once again at the center of a big public debate, but this time, it has nothing to do with tennis ... As the criticism grew louder, an unexpected voice stepped in to support Williams ... 4, publicly defended her decision ... .
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Picente appoints Dean as new public defender

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 08 Feb 2026
6 announced the appointment of Andrew Dean as Oneida County Public Defender, effective immediately ... Dean replaces former Public Defender Tina Hartwell, who had served in the position since September 2022.
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Public Defender blasts State Attorney Campbell after cold case acquittal

Tallahassee Democrat 06 Feb 2026
— who was charged in one of Tallahassee’s oldest cold cases — Public Defender Jessica Yeary harshly criticized State Attorney Jack Campbell for prosecuting him in the first place ... Defender's Office.
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L.A. public defenders are on a remarkable win streak as Trump DOJ charges activists

The Los Angeles Times 06 Feb 2026
The federal public defender's office in Los Angeles was 5 and 0 against the U.S ... It's more just an internal sense of, like, ‘We can do it, it's possible.’” Historically, the odds have been stacked against federal public defenders.
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Chief public defender outraged by immigration detainments inside Hennepin County courthouse

Star Tribune 05 Feb 2026
But Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District said in a statement that federal agents can go into the courthouse to detain people ... .
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Longtime Chief Public Defender Retires

Maple Leaf 05 Feb 2026
8, 2025, after 36 years as Geauga County’s chief public defender.
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Simpson enters school board race; Lindemeier seeks 9th public defender term

Image The North Platte Telegraph 04 Feb 2026
Stuart Simpson, retired North Platte Public Schools executive director of finance, will seek a Ward 1 school board term. Bob Lindemeier, Lincoln County's 35-year public defender, will see re-election ... .
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