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Public Defender
$94,478
Longview, TX
Per Year
Assistant Public Defender
$94,478
Longview, TX
Per Year
Deputy Public Defender
$94,478
Longview, TX
Per Year
Federal Public Defender
$61,170
Longview, TX
Per Year

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Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Trial Team Chief | Public Defender Division
$66,010/yr
$57,738
$74,281
RANGE: $57,738 - $74,281
Webb, County of (TX)
Assistant Public Defender II, G23 - Public Defender
$100,659/yr
$84,775
$116,543
RANGE: $84,775 - $116,543
Federal Defender Organizations
Assistant Federal Public Defender
$139,106/yr
$116,315
$161,897
RANGE: $116,315 - $161,897
Texas Western Federal Public Defender
Assistant Federal Public Defender
$81,417/yr
$68,226
$94,608
RANGE: $68,226 - $94,608
TOM GREEN COUNTY
Felony Public Defender - Abilene
$150,322/yr
$125,807
$174,838
RANGE: $125,807 - $174,838
TOM GREEN COUNTY
Misdemeanor Public Defender-San Angelo
$113,427/yr
$93,951
$132,903
RANGE: $93,951 - $132,903
Harris County
Assistant Public Defender, Trial Division
$148,745/yr
$124,375
$173,116
RANGE: $124,375 - $173,116
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
First Assistant | Public Defender Division - Goliad/Refugio
$60,290/yr
$53,692
$66,888
RANGE: $53,692 - $66,888
Bexar County
Assistant Public Defender III - Grant Funded
$178,660/yr
$151,292
$206,027
RANGE: $151,292 - $206,027

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What Does a Chief Public Defender Do?

Public defender agencies of all kinds are supported by public funding, but are ethically bound to be independent and do not take direction from the government as to the acceptance or handling of cases, or to the hiring of staff attorneys.
Updated September 26, 2021
In jurisdictions where the public defender is a government agency, public defenders are generally on the same or similar pay-scale to prosecutors.
Updated December 22, 2021
A good example of such an issue is when Louisiana public defenders were so underfunded, had such a large shortage, and had a huge excessive workload that the office was forced to put defendants in need of a public defender on a waiting list.
Updated December 20, 2021
Mayer Goldman, back in the heydays of the public defender program, questioned what should happen if the public defender represents a guilty defendant.
Updated December 19, 2021
Several countries, including the UK, Hungary and Singapore, and some states of Australia, provide people with public defenders.
Updated December 15, 2021

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What is the average of a Chief Public Defender in Longview, TX?

The Chief Public Defender salary range is from $60,559 to $84,541, and the average Chief Public Defender salary is $66,214/year in Longview, TX. The Chief Public Defender's salary will change in different locations.

Which location pays the highest Chief Public Defender salary in the United States?

The Chief Public Defender salary in San Jose, CA is $91,017 which is the highest in the US.

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