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New public defender fires 10 lawyers

By Gideon

From news4jax.com (FL), via Skelly: Ten attorneys and three administrators found themselves suddenly out of a job, sacked Friday by the newly elected Public Defender Matt Shirk. At least one of the attorneys told Channel 4 he believes the mass firings were a form of payback. The firings came on the eighth anniversary of one of the office’s most notable legal triumphs. On Nov. 21, 2000, taxpayer-supported public defender lawyers proved that a Jacksonville teen, Brenton Butler, was not guilty of robbery and murder. McGuiness said they expected some people to lose their jobs when the new boss came in, but he said they didn?t expect the cuts to go so deep. “Well, Mr. Shirk had not yet reached pre-K when many of these attorneys were trying cases already...continue to full post

Full post as published by Public Defender Stuff on November 30, 2008 (boomark / email).