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Criminal

Sep. 15, 2020

LA County public defender revamps 700-lawyer office

Instead of producing a new strategic plan with just his leadership team, Public Defender Ricardo Garcia set up a county-wide committee to incorporating the views of 700 attorneys and 500 other employees.

LA County public defender revamps 700-lawyer office
Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia has decentralized his office, developed its first case management system and produced the first new strategic plan in 20 years. (Justin Stewart / Special to the Daily Journal)

LOS ANGELES -- LA County Public Defender Ricardo Garcia has revamped his office over the past two years, preparing its first case management system for launch next month, developing its first strategic plan in two decades and giving regional managers autonomy about what works best in their communities.

As courts slowly reopen, Garcia insists the judges must be vigilant, not only about health and safety, but about defendants' constit...

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