The agency has a tumultuous history with its leadership. Its previous director, Stephen Singer, battled Oregon’s former chief ...

Despite leadership changes and legislative fixes, Oregon has for years failed to provide attorneys to everyone charged with ...

Jessica Kampfe led the Oregon Public Defense Commission through an overhaul that began in 2023, but has received criticism ...

On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek announced a new leader of the Oregon Public Defense Commission and outlined her expectations ...

The bill would have allowed judges to ratchet down some misdemeanor offenses to violations, meaning no jail time.

"Oregon has too few lawyers in all practice areas," Mae Lee Browning, legislative director of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, said at a Wednesday public hearing. "We need all hands on ...

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Oregon’s public defense leader amid an ongoing shortage of public defense attorneys in the state and announced new leadership on Thursday.

legislative director of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, said at a Wednesday public hearing. "We need all hands on deck." Here are some of the bills lawmakers are considering to ...