Washington Defender Association

On Public Defense Day of Action (April 23), defenders at the WDA Leadership Conference wore black to show support for defenders in SF and Chief Defender Mano Raju, facing contempt when the defense function is not fully funded.

WDA and the WSBA testified last week at the Senate Law and Justice work session on the new caseload standards for public defenders. Click this link to view the entire work session, the discussion on defense caseload standards begins at 1:15: https://tvw.org/video/senate-law-justice-2025121044/