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Article: Rochester's public defender selection process criticized
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- Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2007
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As the Monroe County Legislature focused on passing the 2008
budget on Tuesday night, a quiet storm brewing over the selection
process for the next public defender came to a head.
Three weeks ago, legislative President Wayne Zyra announced his
creation of a screening panel to review candidates, but community
leaders are raising objections that Zyra's proposed process is
politically driven rather than merit-based, like the bar association
process for screening the current public defender.
In a telephone interview prior to Tuesday's meeting, Zyra said
times have changed since Edward Nowak was selected for the job in
1977, and he sees no reason for the current Legislature to pass on