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Government

Oct. 24, 2013

Unpaid criminal lawyers will keep working in San Francisco courts

The agreement followed a testy duel over whether the volunteers need more supervision.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO- Unpaid criminal lawyers will be able to continue working in San Francisco County Superior Court following a testy duel over whether the volunteers need more supervision.


Assistant Presiding Judge John K. Stewart had pitched a change to local rules that would require unpaid lawyers in the district attorney or public defender's offices to have one of their staff lawyers to supervise ...

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