Sep. 15, 2021
Cuauhtémoc Ortega
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Eleven months ago, when Ortega was named to lead the largest federal public defender’s office in the country, he had been a member of the Central District of California’s defense office for just 10 years. At 38, he was among the youngest top defenders ever appointed.
Now, he oversees 210 employees, including about 90 attorneys who work in the Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Riverside courthouses.
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