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THE PD'S OFFICE IS.....

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

CLOSED!!!!??????The rumor we are hearing is that very shortly because of the infamous budget cuts, the Public defenders, those champions of altruism and defender of those who no one else will defend, will very shortly be telling judges (politely we hope for their sake) that they can no longer accept appointments on news cases. The halls of PDs office are full of rumors of impending layoffs, attorneys being furloughed, no new lawyers or support staff being hired. It has not been the most pleasant place to work lately. So, Mr. Martinez, as some of our favourite judges like to say "what say you?"Are you guys putting up the shutters and closing the door and turning away the poor, the weak, the wretched refuse of Dade County. Has rain and sleet and gloom of no money forced you to do the unthinkable?See you in court, where we often ponder the oath of admission to the Bar of Florida, in which, inter alia, young lawyers are required to swear that they would never turn down a case because of money...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).