If Public Defenders are lousy why do they make so much?

[SNYC]

Public defenders are under paid if you ask me. Just off the volume of cases and constant shyt they have to do...

Which is why they want you to plead instead of taking the case to trial. You're just a name in a pile of dockets

 

[DamienWayne]

I’m a maintenance guy at an elementary school and make $70k

That sounds about right. they will probably want that position to be secured at all times it's all about the workload I suppose

 

[KING WILL]

Underpaid, then add the travel between the office, the courthouse, and the jail.

Lots of travel n hrs. Prolly no OT.

 

[Robbie3000]

Most public defenders do good work with the resources they have. They are very underpaid for the public service they perform.

My cousin was a PD. He did it for 12 years for lousy pay. Now he has his own practice. He tells me only in the PD can you get the kind of courtroom experience he has under his belt. Plus now he gets referrals from his previous clients that he defended in the past. He’s probably clearing close to $200k a year after expenses now.

 

[hatealot]

Underpaid, then add the travel between the office, the courthouse, and the jail.

Lots of travel n hrs. Prolly no OT.

Unforgiving. These attorneys be working night court arraignment too

 

[SAINT]

Bro 60k ain’t shyt, especially for that amount of work and stress

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Bro that is not a lot of money

Also factor in the likely student debt and how overstaffed they are

 

[Payday23]

the fact they can potentially make median salary or above is crazy if they supposed to be the unwanted/last choice.

That's not a lot when you consider the case load and hours.