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Government

Jan. 4, 2008

Governor Reappoints State's Public Defender for Four Years

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Thursday he had reappointed Michael Hersek state public defender, a position overseeing an office of 50 lawyers who represent indigent inmates in direct appeals of their death sentences.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Thursday he had reappointed Michael Hersek state public defender, a position overseeing an office of 50 lawyers who represent indigent inmates in direct appeals of their death sentences.
      Hersek, 44, of San Francisco, was first appointed to the four-year term in 2004.
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