Name: Marion County public defender's office braces for threat of judges force-appointing cases
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Marion County public defender's office braces for threat of judges force-appointing cases

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The last time Marion County judges force-appointed clients to public defenders with full caseloads, the local nonprofit firm lost 60% of its workforce. Now, the threat is back. At the same time, public defenders in Oregon are trying to advocate for manageable caseloads before the legislature. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-public-defender-nonprofit-marion-county-force-appointment-plan/283-61b21e8d-1c7b-4dcc-a70a-0ba5279be591 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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the-story crime local news politics public defenders indigent defense Marion County Oregon Legislature oregon public defense commission public defender shortage public defense crisis unrepresented crisis attorney caseload

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