Director Rachel Rossi Delivers Keynote Address at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Commemorating National Public Defense Day
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Director Rossi, ATJ staff, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan of @NDGAnews and Professor of Law, Jonathan Rapping participating in the multi-stop law school tour at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. #NationalPublicDefenseWeek
ALT Director Rossi and US Attorney Buchanan (Georgia) pose in front of step and repeat.
ALT Director Rossi, ATJ staff and US Attorney Buchanan (Georgia) pose in front of step and repeat.
Just one day left until Igniting Change 2024!
Tomorrow night, we will celebrate excellence within the criminal justice industry and honor the co-founders of Gideon’s Promise, Ilham Askia and Jonathan Rapping.
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This year, we are proud to honor Co-Founders @JRapping & @ilhamaskia for their unwavering dedication and hard work with Gideon’s Promise over the past 16 years.
Although for the first time, our organization will be led by a non-founder, this person is not new to GP.
📌 Mark the date on your calendar for our annual Atlanta fundraiser, Igniting Change 2024, presented by the Reilly Family Fund! Join us in igniting change towards a better future.
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Meghan Callier, a Gideon's Promise alumna from the Class of 2013, has been appointed as the new Director of Defender Development! Welcome Meghan to the team, as she will lead the charge in training and programming for the Gideon's Promise public defenders.
An insane ending here has @3dGeorgia moving on thanks to a last second goal from an attack unit that gives you nothing easy!
Gavin Bodoh sealed it off from a great groundball and assist by Lucas Rapping.
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Public defenders: Please help me spread the word about this new resource designed to help you bring social science into the courtroom. Retweet this so more public defenders are able to take advantage of these sample motions/briefs. 👇
As public defenders, we usually don't get the credit we are due for lowering recidivism. It's a tough conversation, but one we need to have, and I'm glad @Law360 gave me the chance to lay out an argument.
law360.com/articles/1604517
When the deadliest act of antisemitic violence in our nation’s history occurred at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians of every faith came together.
We made it clear that hate has no home here.
Because we know we share the responsibility to confront bigotry head on. #🟦
On March 16, 2023, @SenBooker introduced the Providing a Quality Defense Act and the Sentencing Commission Improvements Act to the Senate floor. These bills aim to improve access to counsel and increase representation of public defenders within the criminal legal system. đź’™