Legal Opinion
Sheldon Portman v. County of Santa Clara Bob Diridon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1993No. 91-16743PublishedCited by 481 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We consider, among other things, whether a public defender has standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state statutory scheme that makes him an at-will employee on the ground that the scheme interferes with the Sixth Amendment rights of his clients.
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Portman was employed as the Chief Public ■Defender of Santa Clara County from 1968 to 1986. Until the last year of his employment, he had received consistently high performance ratings.
In 1985, the County asked Portman to provide “objective and measurable criteria by which his performance may be judged.” This…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by481 opinions
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