Katherine O. Berger, a criminal defense attorney who has represented youths charged with serious crimes, will work out of the ...

The order is the latest salvo from the Oregon bench as the state continues to struggle to ensure people accused of crimes have attorneys.

House Bill 2614 would also allow the Oregon Public Defense Commission to continue contracts with nonprofit public defenders and private law firms.

Washington County’s presiding judge on Wednesday ordered the largest public defense law firm in the county to turn over data that will, in effect, show how busy their staff attorneys are. Judge ...