Sentences with phrase «as a public defender for»

A graduate of Howard University School of Law, she served as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society because indigent individuals should not be «denied basic rights.»

[Previously, Mr. Renzi served as the Public Defender for Jefferson County and successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal cases.

She also served as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society.

She taught junior high school math in Los Altos, California, before attending law school, and she served as a public defender for over six years in New York City before joining the charter school community.

For example, if the employer seeks a criminal attorney with 5 + years of experience, your cover letter might state that you worked as a public defender for two years before starting your own criminal defense firm.

Not exact matches

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who authorities suspect is the so - called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 80s, is accompanied by Sacramento County Public Defender Diane Howard, right, as he makes his first appearance, Friday, April 27, 2018, in Sacramento County Superior Court in Sacramento, Calif..

Be a state or federal public defender or state prosecutor who agrees to remain employed as public defender and prosecutor for at least three years

The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program provides up to $ 10,000 per year of law school loan repayment for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

Ephrat wrote for the Jerusalem Report, ABC News, and FindLaw, served in the Peace Corps in Senegal, taught English in Japan, was a public defender in Florida, and worked as an attorney at Google in Silicon Valley.

For some reason, the May issue's Public Square chose to pick two sentences out of my review of Jefferson Powell's book on the Supreme Court and twist those few words to portray both Powell and me as at least «confused» and perhaps as defenders of an imperial judiciary.

But as a public defender of and advocate for the faith, he often falls into the trap of resisting attacks on Christianity by removing anything that might be attacked.

His final competition was lackluster, too: Collin Klein, who was the effective leader of an effective Kansas State team, lost his inside track at the Troy Smith Memorial Vote for being the public face of an undefeated title contender, and Manti Te'o had to overcome decades of bias against defenders... and tackle totals that dropped in his senior season as the defense around him made it easier for him to do his job and easier for Notre Dame to win.

She also founded a private law practice, Sweeney & Wollowitz, and served as the chief public defender for Rensselaer County, earlier in her career.

Supporters say the bill would create a more unified system for public defenders as opposed to services provided to the poor on a county - by - county basis.

The gift wrapping event was organized 25 years ago, and has become a holiday tradition for state parole officers, who have been joined by representatives from the Albany County Public Defenders Office, and area law firms such as Kindlon Shanks and Associates, and the Cheryl Coleman Law Office.

The White House is vetting Jane L. Kelly, a career public defender turned federal appellate judge, as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court.

Kindlon, as Law Beat previously reported, has overhauled the office with new assignments and roles for attorneys, right down to transforming the former media room on the first - floor of the judicial center to an office where public defenders can meet their clients.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nikolas Cruz could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, his public defender said Wednesday as the Florida school shooter appeared at a hearing to determine if taxpayers will pick up the tab for his defense.

After working as an Assistant District Attorney for four different DAs over 33 years, she decided to change course, becoming a public defender.

Kathryn S. Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, a business group, said she had often had dealings with Mr. Klein and that his experience at the Education Department «established his ability to take on a difficult challenge in a straightforward, honest way, and enhanced the credibility that he established during his years in Washington as a defender of the public interest.

This selection weighed against the selection of Zach Carter as Corporation Counsel (because he reportedly befriends disgraced public official John L. Sampson, but was a John Gotti, Jr. slayer and Abner Louima defender and knows that «Stop & Frisk» is not racial profiling when done right) may suggest bi-polarity for the mayor - elect, but I trust not paranoia for me as I am at a befuddled disadvantage on what to expect next: but we can ask a de Blasio agreement with Gov. Cuomo that neither of them will be involved in selecting the next Council Chair (because that would not only be unlawful but power prejudice ugly in these times of moral decay by the elected).

These newbies are the cream of the crop, including BFFs Sandra Bell (Britt Robertson of «Girlboss») and Allison Adams (Jasmin Savoy Brown of «The Lefovers»), who work together as public defenders under the watchful eye of their boss, Jill Carlan (Hope Davis), who constantly reminds her team that public defenders in federal cases seldom see a win for their clients.

«For the People» starts from the idea that the prosecutors aren't as coldhearted as they seem, nor are the public defenders as noble.

Saddled with an unresponsive public defender, Dee is offered a Faustian bargain: she can plead guilty, receive a ten - year probation, pay a small fine, and return to her children immediately, but as a convicted felon she'll lose her voting rights and be ineligible for government assistance.

As the debate over school choice heats up once again, in the halls of Congress and in many state capitals, a favorite gambit of defenders of the status quo is to damn such changes as «sure to undermine public education» or «bad for the public schools.&raquAs the debate over school choice heats up once again, in the halls of Congress and in many state capitals, a favorite gambit of defenders of the status quo is to damn such changes as «sure to undermine public education» or «bad for the public schools.&raquas «sure to undermine public education» or «bad for the public schools.»

Mine too, but not for the same reasons as Greene, one of the blogosphere's staunchest defenders of traditional public schools.

For those of us who cover the nation's education crisis, it is easy to joke about the ranting and raving of some defenders of traditional public education, who have what they consider to be clever names for charter schools and impugn the motivations of reformers with wealth (even as they defend teachers unions who bring in $ 622 million every year through dues collected forcibly from teachers who may or many not even support their aimFor those of us who cover the nation's education crisis, it is easy to joke about the ranting and raving of some defenders of traditional public education, who have what they consider to be clever names for charter schools and impugn the motivations of reformers with wealth (even as they defend teachers unions who bring in $ 622 million every year through dues collected forcibly from teachers who may or many not even support their aimfor charter schools and impugn the motivations of reformers with wealth (even as they defend teachers unions who bring in $ 622 million every year through dues collected forcibly from teachers who may or many not even support their aims).

His own conversion to the school reform movement offers one more reason why defenders of traditional public education such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers can no longer count on the Democratic Party for unquestioned support.

Defenders of the status quo fear charter schools because they see them as a threat to funding for conventional public schools, even ones that fail to educate students.

Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz walks into a courtroom for a hearing as his attorney Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill, left, waits in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, April 27, 2018.

As we look forward, defenders of public education must play a critical — and vocal — role in holding PA lawmakers accountable for their support (or non-support) of PA's public schools.

Jon is a former public defender at New York's Legal Aid Society, as well as a former Senior Civil Rights Attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

The Jaguar C - X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and Land Rover Defender stole the show as they were unveiled in public for the very first time in Frankfurt.

And a novel originally self - published by a Manhattan public defender recently won the Robert W. Bingham Prize at the PEN Literary Awards, a prestigious award program not known for recognizing titles that came to life as a self - published title.

§ Must sign a service agreement committing to remain employed as an eligible public defender or prosecutor for at least three years

The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program (JRJ) provides loan repayment assistance for state public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

Law school students may also earn Stafford Loan forgiveness if they work for a non-profit agency or in a position of public interest such as public defender or prosecutor.

The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program (JRJ) provides loan repayment assistance for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

John R. Justice (JRJ) FY 2014 Program Application Guidance Application Deadline: 04/14/2014, 08:00 PM The JRJ Grant Program provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors.

John R. Justice FY 2013 Program Application Guidance Application Deadline: 07/08/2013, 08:00 PM The John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

This program provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors.

John R. Justice FY 2012 Program Application Guidance Application Deadline: 04/26/2012, 07:59 PM This program provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years.

John R. Justice (JRJ) FY 2017 Competitive Grant Program Application Deadline: 07/18/2017, 11:59 PM BJA is seeking applications for the John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program, which provides loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors.

Be a state or federal public defender or state prosecutor who agrees to remain employed as public defender and prosecutor for at least three years

You can also get loan forgiveness for service in an area of national need, such as teaching, practicing medicine or serving as a public defender or prosecutor.

Heidi began her legal career as a public defender fighting for the «underdog.»

She served in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court for the Public Defender and the Judiciary as an Investigator, Legal Training Coordinator and Public Affairs Specialist.

Rachel previously worked in Washington as a public defender and most recently clerked for a family law judge in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian BPublic when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Bpublic coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

Lori Harris is a lawyer and for the past 14 years has served as a Deputy Public Defender in Los Angeles.