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Good First Step

By Steve Hall

That's the title of an editorial in the Sunday edition of the Houston Chronicle.  It's subtitled, "Tough legal veteran will launch Harris County Public Defender office."  Here's an extended excerpt: After decades of controversy over poor representation for indigent defendants in Harris County courts, a long sought public defender system is moving closer to reality. Last week Commissioners Court hired a veteran attorney with extensive experience setting up such operations around the country to start on the job Dec. 6. Guiding the new program from a state-funded pilot with limited scope to an effective full-service public defender office accepted by the local judiciary won't be easy. Some judges have indicated they will stick with the current system of court-appointed lawyers until they are convinced the defender system is working...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 15, 2010 (boomark / email).