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Government

Mar. 14, 2013

Riverside County names new public defender

Riverside County named criminal defense veteran Steven L. Harmon its new public defender late Tuesday on the heels of a tumultuous period that saw the county's removal of former Public Defender Gary Windom and a top assistant in November.


By Katie Lucia


Daily Journal Staff Writer


RIVERSIDE - Riverside County has named criminal defense veteran Steven L. Harmon as its new public defender on the heels of a tumultuous period that saw the county's removal of former Public Defender Gary Windom and a top assistant in November.


The county Board of Supervisors made its decision Tuesday just hours after interviewing Harmon and three others, Harmon said. Harmon, 65, said he will star...

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