Noun
a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
Source: WordNetI represented many of these kids as they become young adults in the criminal justice system when I was a public defender. One way of reaching out is by the mind of experimentation. Matt Gonzalez
I was a federal public defender during the most important years of the drug war. I saw people go to jail for nothing, and go to jail for a long time. Ayelet Waldman
Being a public defender makes you incredibly paranoid - and I would say with reason - about law enforcement. Ayelet Waldman
Aaron goes to find Georgia in a cell, he asks her if she has a lawyer, she says she is taking a public defender. Source: Internet
But that strategy was soon derailed by David Owen, a high ranking Missouri federal public defender who had been appointed to lead Montgomery’s legal team, though he had never tried a capital case. Source: Internet
Citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota and across the country, Hennepin County’s chief public defender has asked for a halt to court appearances for defendants who are not in jail until the number of infections subside. Source: Internet