Criminal
May 18, 2026
Amy Karlin named Central District interim federal public defender
Chief Deputy Amy M. Karlin will again serve as interim head of the Central District federal defender office while the 9th Circuit conducts a months-long search to replace departing Federal Public Defender Cuauhtémoc Ortega.
Chief Deputy Amy M. Karlin will again serve as interim federal public defender for the Central District of California as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals searches for a permanent replacement for departing Federal Public Defender Cuauhtémoc Ortega.
The appointment, effective June 1, comes less than a month before Ortega leaves for Stris & Maher LLP in Los Angeles. Karlin previously served as interim defender for about seven months following the departure of former Federal ...
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