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Family

Jun. 3, 2010

35 Welfare Lawyers May Lose Jobs

The jobs of up to 35 child dependency lawyers are hanging in the balance, as San Diego County Public Defender Henry C. Coker meets Wednesday with the Civil Service Commission to find out if he must proceed with layoffs.

By Pat Broderick

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - The jobs of up to 35 child dependency lawyers are hanging in the balance, as San Diego County Public Defender Henry C. Coker meets Wednesday with the Civil Service Commission to find out if he must proceed with layoffs.

The cuts stem from the decision by the Administrative Office of the Courts to have a new service take over the work of representing abused or neglected chi...

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