Nathan Rouse, a public defender in Seattle, is throwing his hat into the ring to unseat incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison.

The bill backed by Washington counties is coming under consideration at a crucial moment, with the state’s public defender system near collapse.

Related stories I try to give my soul to every single case that I work on In my job today as a public defender in Seattle, I function as an independent lawyer within a larger community of support.

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SEATTLE — A new proposal to help solve Washington's public defender crisis is attracting bipartisan support in the Legislature but would carry a hefty price tag. Sponsored in the Senate by a ...

A new proposal to help solve Washington’s public defender crisis is attracting bipartisan support in the Legislature but would carry a hefty price tag. Sponsored in the Senate by a diverse group ...