Government
Mar. 15, 2013
Public defenders face substantial cuts, weeks of furlough from sequestration
Budget cuts are hitting federal public defenders' offices across the country worse than anticipated and harder than at other agencies. Squeezing the savings into six months means pay cuts and more CSA cases going to panel attorneys.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal public defender for the Central District, Sean K. Kennedy, has been asked to trim $3.5 million from his budget, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is recommending he furlough the office 27 days before October. Assistant public defenders in the Eastern District have been divided into Group A and Group B and will rotate furlough days every other Friday for at least the next six months. <...
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