The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) has announced plans to search for a new executive director following the resignation of current executive director Loren Khogali.
Khogali joined the MIDC in 2018. During her tenure, she led the implementation of the state's minimum standards, including mandated annual training for indigent defense attorneys statewide and creating pathways that provide indigent defendants access to experts and investigators.
Recently, she oversaw the process of approving Standard 5, requiring all indigent defende programs to be independent from the judiciary.
Under Khogali's leadership, 20 new public defender offices, including regional defender offices, and 40 managed assigned counsel systems have been established.
Her last day as executive director of the MIDC will be July 22.
During a special commission meeting last Thursday, the MIDC established guidelines for selecting a new executive director and named Marla McCowan, MIDC director of training, outreach and support, to serve as interim executive director, effective July 23.
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