SUPD 179 New Orleans Public Defender Steve Singer and BioEthicist Dr Arthur Caplan

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Dr Arthur Caplan is currently the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City.

Prior to coming to NYU School of Medicine, Dr. Caplan was the Sidney D. Caplan Professor of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he created the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Medical Ethics. Caplan has also taught at the University of Minnesota, where he founded the Center for Biomedical Ethics, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University.  He received his PhD from Columbia University

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Steve Singer for Judge!

Steve is running for Magistrate Judge has more than thirty years of experience as a law professor and public defender, Steve has devoted his entire career to representing the interests of the poor and powerless in the criminal legal system. His tireless dedication to the pursuit of justice has led to the release from jail of numerous wrongfully charged and convicted citizens.  

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Steve utilized his independence as a Loyola law professor to lead a total restructuring of the Orleans Public Defender’s Office, from a patronage system run by the judicial bench, to an independent office of defense attorneys serving the public. As Trial Chief, Steve oversaw the transformation of the Public Defender’s Office from a handful of attorneys in a single room to a professional law office with 120 attorneys and support staff. Under Steve’s leadership, the Office became a national model for change, providing citizens of New Orleans who cannot afford an attorney with the kind of representation previously available only to the rich, privileged and powerful.   

As a professor at Loyola Law School for over 10 years, Steve was in charge of a criminal defense clinic representing clients in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court who could not afford an attorney. At Loyola, Steve taught criminal law and procedure, and ethics, and has received numerous awards and recognition both locally and nationally for his commitment to his work. 

Steve and his wife, Janet Hoeffel, a professor at Tulane Law School, have proudly called New Orleans home for more than 20 years. They have two sons who were born and raised in the city and can’t understand why anyone would want to live anywhere else.

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