S.F. judge: Public Defender’s Office must take on new felony cases
- Posted on January 12, 2026
- By San Francisco Chronicle
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S.F. judge: Public Defender’s Office must take on new felony cases

Faced with a crisis that resulted in a lack of available attorneys, Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman planned to order the public defender’s office to no longer turn down felony cases.