2 public defense nonprofits allowed to limit caseloads, Oregon judge rules

2 public defense nonprofits allowed to limit caseloads, Oregon judge rules

In the latest chapter of Oregon’s public defense crisis saga, a Clackamas County judge ruled that attorneys at two nonprofit public defense organizations don’t need to take cases that would stretch them beyond their capacity.In court on Thursday and Friday, Public Defender of Marion County and Southwestern Oregon Public Defender Services argued that caseload requirements for Oregon’s public defenders are so large and overwhelming that they are p…