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... Government-paid attorneys are usually employed either by an office of the Federal Public Defender or ... a state or county public defender office, although localities in some states maintain a list of private ... attorneys, paid by the government, in place of an office of public defenders. ... For example, one judge may determine bail, another judge may hear pretrial motions, and a third judge ... State prisons handle long-term confinement of inmates serving felony sentences (usually more than one ...