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Indigent Defense News From Georgia

By Steve Hall

"Perdue names Teilhet to lead public defender system," is Aaron Gould Sheinin's post at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Gov. Sonny  Perdue on Wednesday named state Rep. Rob Teilhet, D-Smyrna, to lead the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council.Teilhet, who lost a bid for the Democratic nomination for attorney general this year, will oversee the 43 circuit-wide public defender, who provide legal services to indigent defendants.Teilhet takes over from Mack Crawford, whom Perdue appointed to a Fayette County superior court judgeship.?Even more important than his legal and legislative experience, Rob brings to this position a passion for seeking justice and protecting Georgia?s citizens,? Perdue said. ?I am pleased that he has chosen to continue in public service and I appreciate his willingness to take on a difficult challenge...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 10, 2010 (boomark / email).