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Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 7, 2022

Northern District gets new federal defender

Jodi Halim Linker has been a deputy federal defender since 2007. She was appointed to a four-year term to lead the office.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals selected defense attorney Jodi Halim Linker to be the next federal defender in the Northern District of California, replacing interim public defender Geoffrey Hansen.

"Jodi Linker is a highly experienced criminal defense attorney and is well known and respected by both the bench and bar in the Northern District," said Circuit Judge Kim McLane...