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He has been denied bail twice , and at last check had a public defender . A Public Defender appointed by the Governor has tenure and can only be removed from office as a result of incompetence , misconduct , bankruptcy and mental illness . Projects include assisting low-income families , working with the public defender 's office , Public Interest Law Day and the Guardian Ad Litem Program . Further , the Public Defenders were now enabled to accept work for legal aid agencies other than the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales , that is , Aboriginal legal services and other community legal centres . A public defender shall be an elector of the state and reside in the territorial jurisdiction of the circuit and . The mission of the Public Defender Office is to provide competent and effective legal defense to indigent clients consistent with the mandates of the state and federal Constitutions and of the courts . Judge Johnson was a former colleague of Howard Pearl in the public defender 's office . The second case involves a sexual orientation and marital status discrimination claim by a public defender who was denied bereavement leave to prepare and attend the funeral of her partner 's step-father . The Public Defenders Act 1995 also permitted Public Defenders to be seconded to Royal Commissions , ICAC and to the Crown Prosecutors . The Public Defenders worked under that Act for 26 years . ” The motion directs the Executive , the King County Sheriff , the Superior and District Courts , the County Prosecutor and the Public Defender to develop the plan , with a focus on implementing a wide range of treatment , housing and case management services . Briefs are generally referred to the Public Defenders from the Legal Aid Commission , Aboriginal legal services , private solicitors and community legal centres . The public defender was aware that appellant was a suspect in the Manning murder . SPD also uses the program for training their own attorneys , but the main benefit of the program is the relationships it fosters among the public defenders and people that are usually opponents in the courtroom .