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DA launches suite of new prosecution data
By Max Egener | Portland Tribune | February 10, 2022 In what Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt called a vision coming to fruition, his...
Mike Schmidt Hires Criminal Defense Lawyer to Review Past Convictions
By Noelle Crombie | OregonLive | September 1, 2021 Schmidt said the unit will do a range of work, including reviewing requests from people convicted...
DA to spend $1 million to hire 4 prosecutors, 2 investigators to handle cases
By Jack Forrest | OregonLive | September 23, 2021 An infusion of $1 million will allow Multnomah County to hire four prosecutors and two...
In Portland, a Prosecutor Must Decide
By Richard A. Oppel Jr. | The New York Times | August 23, 2020 “At a time when legitimacy in our criminal justice system is probably at an all-time...
Multnomah County Commissioners Back DA Candidate Schmidt
By Zane Sparling | Pamplin Media Group The majority of the Multnomah County Commission has lined up in support behind one of the two...
Kirsten Naito Drops from Multnomah County District Attorney Race
By Tess Riski | Willamette Week Kirsten Naito, an assistant attorney general at Oregon's Department of Justice and former Deschutes County...