Charges against Brenda Spry and others were dismissed after prosecutors found insufficient evidence. She has has been a public defender in the city for three decades, leading the office for nearly 13 years.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Thursday, January 28, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - A Virginia public defender who had been accused of vandalizing a Confederate monument is now a Circuit Court judge.
Portsmouth’s chief public defender Brenda Spry‘s judicial appointment was approved Tuesday by the Virginia legislature with 33 votes in the Senate and 51 votes in the House of Delegates, news outlets reported.
Nearly all of those who voted for Spry in the House vote were Democrats, though Republican Del. Todd Gilbert voted “yes,” ultimately giving Spry the extra vote needed to reach the minimum.