Good news for public defenders w/ student loans
Gideon and Capital Defense Weekly report that the House and Senate have passed the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007, which provide loan repayments of up to $10,000 per year, up to a cap of $60,000, for law school graduates who work as criminal prosecutors or public defenders. The bill is available here - scroll at page 600 of the pdf.