{"podcast":{"title":"Public Defenseless","slug":"public-defenseless-4627959","podcast_index_feed_id":4627959,"rss_url":"https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/1/9/a/c19a1d7aa80b1fdfe55e3c100dce7605/FINAL_PD_Show_Art_1.png","author":"Hunter Parnell","episode_count":503,"summary":"Anyone paying attention can tell you that our criminal legal system is perpetuating cruelty and harm, but the complexity of the legal world overwhelms most people simply trying to get through another day. Public Defenseless explores the rot in the justice system and what we can do about it. Join host, Hunter Parnell, as he interviews top defense attorneys and criminal justice stakeholders from across the country as they pull apart the convoluted web of our criminal justice system. Like so many of you, Hunter is not an attorney, simply tired of a news cycle and talking heads that offer no real solutions to the ever-growing list of problems we face. Hunter hopes that with this information, you will share his belief that ordinary people still can make a difference.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T22:17:22.371695+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/public-defenseless-4627959"},"episode":{"title":"472 | Can Former Public Defenders Improve the Bench in Multnomah County, Oregon? w/Kristine Almquist, Joe Hagedorn, Peter Klym, Joanna Perini-Abott, Chris Behre","slug":"472-can-former-public-defenders-improve-the-bench-in-multnomah-county-oregon-w-kristine-almquist-joe-hagedorn-peter-klym-joanna-perini-abott-chris-behre","published_at":"2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/public-defenseless-4627959/472-can-former-public-defenders-improve-the-bench-in-multnomah-county-oregon-w-kristine-almquist-joe-hagedorn-peter-klym-joanna-perini-abott-chris-behre","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/public-defenseless-4627959","url":"https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/472-can-former-public-defenders-improve-the-bench-in-multnomah-county-oregon-wkristine-almquist-joe-hagedorn-peter-klym-joanna-perini-abott-chris-behre","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/publicdefenseless/Mult_Co_Judges_Final_Audio.mp3?dest-id=3187490","summary":"Today, Hunter was joined by five former public defenders, all running for a judicial position in Multnomah County, Oregon. Hunter and the candidates discuss how they view the role of a judge to solve various issues that might come before the court. Guest: Kristine Almquist, Full Time Judicial Officer, Candidate for Judicial Position 14, Multnomah County, Oregon Peter Klym, Deputy Public Defender, Appellate Division, OPDC, Candidate for Judicial Position 12, Multnomah County, Oregon Joanna Perini-Abott, Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark School of Law, Candidate for Judicial Position 5, Multnomah County, Oregon Chris Behre, Public Defender, Candidate for Judicial Position 2, Multnomah County, Oregon Joe Hagedorn, Referee/Judge Pro Tem, Juvenile Court, Candidate for Judicial Position 14, Multnomah County, Oregon Resources: Learn More About the Candidates Here: https://www.almquistforjudge.com/ https://www.peterforjudge.com/ https://behreforjudge.com/home https://jpaforjudge.com/ https://www.hagedornforjudge.com/ Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patreon www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home **** ALL OPINONS SHARED BY HOST HUNTER PARNELL DO NOT REFLECT THE THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS OF THE AURORA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER****","meta_description":"Today, Hunter was joined by five former public defenders, all running for a judicial position in Multnomah County, Oregon. 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