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Letters,
Criminal

Feb. 1, 2018

Former public defender appointed many of the current top brass blamed for problems

As a lawyer for over 29 years with the Los Angeles public defenders, I was dazzled by the hubris of Michael Judge blaming the Board of Supervisors for the office’s current management problem.

Russell Griffith

The opinions here are his own.

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As a lawyer for over 29 years with the Los Angeles public defenders, I was dazzled by the hubris of Michael P. Judge blaming the Board of Supervisors for the office's current management problem. It's like reading a column in 2009 by George W. Bush blaming Barack Obama for the poor stock markets and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mr. Judge personally appointed the vast majority of the current management team who are viewed as the ...

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