To the Legal:
As an individual who has had the privilege of working with the Federal Defender’s Office in successfully representing a client in federal habeas corpus litigation in a capital case, and on behalf of the Jewish Social Policy Action Network (JSPAN), I would like to thank the Editorial Board of The Legal for its thoughtful and important editorial commentary on the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision and opinions in Commonwealth v. Spotz , questioning the judicial propriety of Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille’s intemperate attack on both individual lawyers within the Federal Public Defender’s Office and the office as a whole in its zealous advocacy of its clients in a concurring opinion. (“Chief Justice Castille’s Opinion in Death Penalty Case Was Disturbing,” published July 11.)
