Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy has questioned whether Maine's public defense agency has done enough to ensure people ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A superior court judge has ruled that the state of Maine is failing to provide legal representation to criminal defendants who can't afford an attorney. Superior Court Justice ...

Judges denied requests to drop the charges against them or to release them, even as one justice acknowledged an “ongoing crisis.” On Friday, Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy delivered a ...

A superior court justice will hear arguments this week about what the state can do to meet its constitutional obligation to provide attorneys for people who can't afford their own.

Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy wrapped up a three-day hearing ... similar to what a judge recently ordered in Oregon. The idea still concerns victims' rights advocates.

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - A Maine Superior Court judge recently ruled the state ... In a judgment issued Friday, Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy said the lack of representation often came ...

Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy wrapped up a three-day hearing in Augusta on ... those who have waited more than seven days for a lawyer, similar to what a judge recently ordered in Oregon. The ...