Highland County commissioners Jeff Duncan, Terry Britton and David Daniels met with representatives from the city of Hillsboro and the Highland County Bar Assoc
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America s justice system hinges on a legal defense that advocates for the rights of the accused, and Delaware County s first public defender said he is the man for the job.
“As our county has grown, it has become apparent that the next step in transitioning is to create a public-defender office,” commissioner Gary Merrell said at the time.
Commissioners said the step was taken in part to mitigate billings of about $1.06 million paid for the defense in 2,973 cases in 2019.
Cornely, a 1993 Olentangy High School graduate, previously served three years as deputy director in the Office of the Ohio Public Defender. He also was director of Ross County’s public-defender office and was an assistant public defender in Athens County.