by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | Archived Media
Of the many challenges that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed on the ongoing operations of federal courts, some of the toughest are being faced by federal defenders, who are on the front lines working to overcome unprecedented threats to their clients’...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Archived Media
Lives in the Law with Kathy Nester, Executive Director, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Kathy Nester’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is entitled “Federal Public Defense on the Border.” Nester will address the impact of the current immigration crisis...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Archived Media
The Law School’s William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and Career Services Office recently hosted Kathy Nester, Executive Director of Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. (FDSD), as the fall 2019 “Lives in the Law” speaker. Nester leads a staff of over...
by admin | Jul 25, 2014 | Archived Media, Legal News
Six months after the Justice Department called on defense lawyers to help it identify and vet candidates for its clemency drive, there is concern that the federal defenders — whom the DOJ invited in as key partners — might never have been authorized to participate in...
