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Gov. Kotek replaces director of Oregon Public Defense Commission
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin was appointed by the governor as the interim director at ...
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Gov. Kotek fires head of troubled Oregon public defense agency
Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of Oregon’s Public Defense Commission, Thursday morning. “It is unacceptable ...
Gov. Tina Kotek fires leader of Oregon Public Defense Commission
The leader of the Oregon Public Defense Commission was fired and replaced on April 17 by Gov. Tina Kotek amid an ongoing public defender crisis.
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Kotek fires Oregon’s public defense leader, announces interim and goals for agency
Gov. Tina Kotek fired Oregon’s public defense leader amid an ongoing shortage of public defense attorneys in the state and ...
Kotek selects new leader of Public Defense Commission to address public defender crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek is addressing the public defender shortage crisis by announcing a new interim ...
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Kotek fires head of troubled Oregon public defense agency
Despite leadership changes and legislative fixes, Oregon has for years failed to provide attorneys to everyone charged with ...
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Kotek fires head of troubled Oregon public defense agency
Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of Oregon Public Defense Commission, Thursday morning. The agency oversees indigent defense for thousands of people charged with crimes who cannot ...