How to Use public defender in a Sentence

public defender

noun

• The lawyer, a public defender, said the teen had not slept well the night before.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
• He has been assigned a public defender, who was not named in court records.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
• Dan agrees to return, but this time as a public defender.
  — Joshua Alston, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
• Akopyan slapped her across the face, said Palomares, who is now 29 and a public defender in Colorado.
  — Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
• Blankenship’s public defender has yet to respond to a phone call and email from The Enquirer.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2024
• Jackson will be the first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
• His public defender did not return a call or email late Wednesday.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
• Blair was hired by the Orange County public defender's office in 2017.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
• His public defender has yet to respond to a phone call from The Enquirer seeking comment.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2024
• Jacque Wilson, a San Francisco public defender for the last 20 years, took on his brother’s case.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The judge delayed the case after assistant public defender Melisa McNeill failed to show up for court.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 May 2022
• In his run-ins with the law, that has meant using a public defender or representing himself.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
• The office of the alternate public defender did not respond to a request for comment.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• The stint as a public defender gave Judge Mehta a wealth of courtroom experience — good training for a future judge.
  — Steve Lohr, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• An email seeking comment from him was sent to his federal public defender, and a voicemail was left.
  — Mark Pratt, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
• Court records show he has been appointed a public defender.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
• The public defender has not commented publicly on specifics of the charges against Henderson.
  — Adrian Sainz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022
• Dawn Butorac, the county’s chief public defender, declined to comment on Juares’s case.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
• The sitcom brings back John Larroquette three decades later as a public defender.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 15 Jan. 2023
• In an order Monday, McAfee agreed to appoint a public defender to represent Floyd for the time being.
  — Chris Joyner, ajc, 28 Aug. 2023
• Although prosecutors filed hate crime charges, Shirley was alarmed to learn a judge dismissed the case in 2022 because of a public defender shortage.
  — Agreen, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023
• His public defender in those cases could not be reached Tuesday for comment.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
• Seefried's public defenders did not respond to CBS News' request for comment.
  — Robert Legare, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
• Mingo was denied a public defender, according to KARE 11, and his bond was set at $5 million.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
• Frey has been working as a public defender in the Marion County Family court system for the past five years.
  — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2022
• But in a bail motion, Riera’s public defender turned that theory on its head.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
• Two months later, the man’s public defenders appeared before Rasin again.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
• He was screened for a public defender and was found to be ineligible, according to court records.
  — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
• The judge found probable cause and entered a not guilty plea to the murder charge on behalf of Flaherty, who requested a public defender.
  — Emily Palmer, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• Kristy Militello, the federal public defender assigned to Routh’s case, declined to comment after the hearing.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024