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Defender Association of Philadelphia
Non-profit corporation in Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Defender Association of Philadelphia, founded in 1936, is a non-profit corporation, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that provides defense on a court-appointed basis for criminal and delinquency cases in which the defendants and respondents are indigent adults and juveniles.
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History
In 1990, the association appointed the first woman as chief in 56 years.[1][2] She retired in 2014.[3]
In October 2001, the firm moved Comcast Center (Philadelphia) at 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.[4] In 2015, Keir Bradford-Grey become head of the Association.[5]
Notable people
- C. Darnell Jones II, federal judge
- Abbe Smith, law professor
- Gregory M. Sleet, federal judge
- Luis Felipe Restrepo, federal judge
- Benjamin H. Read, politician
Scholarship
References
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