Board discusses replacing contract public defender, new data storage buys after drug-bust cases

May 6, 2026

Jefferson County Public Defender Board members raised a possible replacement for contract public defender J. Spencer and discussed purchases of hard drives/readers recommended by the prosecutor’s office to manage large data from a recent drug-bust; Robert Little suggested exploring transport storage containers and the CM Data pilot received reimbursement.

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At its May 6 meeting, the Jefferson County Public Defender Board discussed replacing contract public defender J. Spencer and operational steps taken after recent drug-bust cases.

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