32ⁿᵈ Judicial District Public Defender's Office
Melanie Totty Cagle, District Public Defender
NEWS & NOTEWORTHY
This page is designed to update you on the activites of the people at the 32nd Public Defender's Office.
Attorney John Michael Schweri being sworn in as the newest Assistant Public Defender. Judge Michael E. Spitzer does the honors.
Upcoming Training Sessions for our Staff
2025 Tennesee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers- Sex Offense Seminar
TACDL's Sex Offense Seminar will be held on
February 7th, 2025.
2025 Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers- Capital Case Training
2025 William P. Redick, Jr. Capital Defense Seminar
Uncharted Waters Navigating Tennessee's Expanding Death Penalty March 27th & 28th 2025 at the Cecil C. Humphrey School of Law
2025 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers- Advanced Training in Violent Crimes
2025 Annual Meeting, July 9-12, 2025 at Minneapolis Marriott City Center.
Violent crimes involving, murder, mayhem, or malice, present a unique set of challenges for criminal defense lawyers. These are the most difficult cases. It is crucial that defense counsel are at the top of their game and devote our best efforts and resources to winning these cases.
Happy Holidays from the 32nd Public Defender's Office!
Congratulations!
J. Isaac Devine
Isaac was sworn in as an attorney on December 5th, 2022 and was named the 2023 Attorney of the Year for his work as Public Defender in Lewis and Perry Counties.
Happy Adminstrative Assistant's Day
A big THANK YOU to Mitzi, Glenda, and Chelsey for everything they do for the 32nd PD!
VEGAS CLE!!!
Bill and Isaac attend the NACDIL seminar in Vegas. It was not all work. Isaac won some money for one of our Court Officers!
32nd Pd Attorneys attend
TACDL DUI Training
Michael and John attend the DUI training presented by TACDL. At the training, the attorneys did real life Field Sobriety Tests. Luckily, they passed and successully completed the training Thank you TACDL!
TN National Guard
Our very own Michael Auffinger is a member of the Tennessee National Guard. Here he and his beautiful wife, Jill, attend the 2024 Tennessee State Guard Ball. Thank you for your service.
