LA County Public Defender attorneys, social workers and paralegals train Ugandan judges and other high-ranking officials on public defense. ...
Head Deputies Irene Nuñez and Graciela Martinez were honored Sept. 27 during the Latina Lawyers Bar Association’s 22nd Annual Awards event held at the Millennium Biltmore downtown LA....
Supervisor Hilda Solis honors Public Defender Ricardo Garcia with a scroll for his accomplishments commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which goes from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15....
After 23 years as a LA County Deputy Public Defender, Evan Kitahara was sworn in as Commissioner of the LA County Superior Court....
A Civil Defense Justice Unit could thwart the downward effect of having a car impounded and not being able to pay rent while in jail, then facing eviction....
Diana Teran, LA County Public Defender’s new Law Enforcement Accountability Advisor, monitors gathering concerning deputy and officer-involved deaths....
Repeating his comments in Español, Public Defender Ricardo García spoke of the Public Defender’s Immigration Unit during press event on ICE raids....
Public Defender Ricardo García speaks up for youths and shoots down misconceptions during Board of Supervisors meeting. ...
Reentry must also be considered on the front end; keeping many people from entering jail by diverting them into treatment....
The Public Defender’s Homeless Outreach Unit sets the stage for people to rebound in life--like one man whose life collapsed....