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And A Public Defender For All, Sara Mayeux
And A Public Defender For All, Sara Mayeux
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The Senate confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court last week means that she is soon to be the first Supreme Court justice with prior experience as a federal public defender. This is historic in its own right, though it is not quite as surprising on closer inspection, since the institution of the federal public defender — in its currently prevailing organizational particulars, anyway — dates back only to the 1970s. Still, given that several of the justices previously worked as federal prosecutors, Jackson’s confirmation injects a welcome measure of professional balance to the lineup. Moreover, Jackson can …
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Law School Blogs
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The Fiscal Crisis As An Opportunity For Criminal Justice Reform: Defenders Building Alliances With Fiscal Conservatives, Randolph N. Jonakait, Larry Eger
The Fiscal Crisis As An Opportunity For Criminal Justice Reform: Defenders Building Alliances With Fiscal Conservatives, Randolph N. Jonakait, Larry Eger
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