The Supreme Court of Minnesota announced the appointment of Detroit Lakes attorney David Stowman to serve as a member of the State Board of Public Defense.
The Board of Public Defense is a state agency that supervises the public defender system in Minnesota. By statute, the board is a part of the Judicial Branch of government, but it is not subject to the administrative control of the Supreme Court.
The board approves and recommends a budget to the Legislature, as well as
establishes procedures for
distribution of state funding for the board, the Office of the State Public Defender, judicial district public defenders,
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and public defense corporations.
The board also approves standards for these offices and appoints the State Public Defender and all Chief Public Defenders in the state's judicial districts.
Stowman is a certified civil trial specialist and is the immediate past president of the Minnesota State Bar Association.
