public defense
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, public defense has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Sword and Scale (Dec 2025).
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders, including the UK, Belgium, Hungary and Singapore, and some states of Australia. Brazil is the only country in which an office of government-paid lawyers with the specific purpose of providing full legal assistance and representation to the needy free of charge is established in the constitution
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Sword and Scale |
| Field | Law (criminal defense) |
Who talks about public defense on podcasts?
public defense came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Sword and Scale.
- Episode 287 on Sword and Scale (Dec 2025)
What is public defense mentioned alongside?
public defense is most often mentioned alongside No Child Left Behind Act, Big Ben and CASEY IRENE D.
Mentioned together: No Child Left Behind Act, Big Ben, CASEY IRENE D, Eric Chason, Dan Stone, Dallas, Texas, Bob Dylan, Jeremy, Chad, search warrant