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
If Public Defenders are lousy why do they make so much?
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DamienWayne
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That sounds about right. they will probably want that position to be secured at all times it's all about the workload I supposeI’m a maintenance guy at an elementary school and make $70k
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.
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.
Unforgiving. These attorneys be working night court arraignment too
NaijaProdigy Redux
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Bro that is not a lot of money 
Also factor in the likely student debt and how overstaffed they are
Also factor in the likely student debt and how overstaffed they are
That's not a lot when you consider the case load and hours.
the fact they can potentially make median salary or above is crazy if they supposed to be the unwanted/last choice.