Woods, who assumed the office in 2012, is nationally renowned for his forceful advocacy and leadership of one of the largest and most formidable public defender offices in the country.
Professor Bazelon is director of the Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a contributing writer for Slate and Politico Magazine, most notably on issues arising from wrongful convictions. Her book, Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction, was published in 2018.
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