Nola.com - January 10, 2011
New Orleans - In recent months, the process of allotting cases to judges has provoked heated debate among criminal justice leaders. The issue created a seemingly odd alliance between the Orleans Parish district attorney's office and Orleans public defenders, pitting them against the criminal court judges.
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