Maine’s public defense commission relaxes some of its attorney eligibility rules

lower attorney eligibility standards in an attempt to address a growing backlog of unassigned cases. The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services voted Monday to make it easier for some...

State urges judge to not add governor, attorney general to indigent defense laws - Maine Sunday Telegram

Assistant Attorney General Sean Magenis speaks at a hearing... whether criminal defendants without attorneys in Maine are... state-employed defense lawyers, a slow start that the ACLU says...

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Maine’s court-appointed lawyers are ‘saturated’ with criminal, parental caseload

an attorney for criminal, juvenile and child protective cases... that Maine’s indigent defense system is struggling with an ever-growing backlog of criminal cases and protective custody...

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Maine agency for indigent legal defense announces new leader

The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, which oversees the legal defense of low-income Mainers, has announced its new executive director, Jim Billings. ; Billings, currently chief counsel for the Maine Department of Transportation, will start work at the commission on May 22 and brings more than 20 years of criminal and civil legal experience in Maine. ; Commission leaders announced his hiring Monday, along with the commission’s new lead public defender, Toby Jandreau. ; Justin Andrus, the current director, told commissioners that his last day will be May 19 but he will stay on to help the new leaders in their transition.

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Maine police union group to start legal defense fund for officers

the criminal justice system.”Cameron Brewer of Biddeford, a member of Black Lives Matter Maine, said the legal defense... The Sentinel Program would add an attorney to look out for the...

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