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New Mexico Political Report
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Quick Reads

Citing ‘resistance’ top Public Defender resigns

New Mexico’s Chief Public Defender announced his resignation earlier this week. Jorge Alvarado held the position since 2013 when he was hired to oversee the newly structured state entity under a governing commission instead of as an agency under the governor. In a letter announcing his resignation, for Alvarado alluded to issues of oversight for […]