The Jersey City Council examined nearly half a million dollars worth of contracts with their Office of the Municipal Public Defender and his deputies during yesterday’s caucus.
Chief Municipal Public Defender Andrew Abrams noted there was a contract for himself and his nine public defenders as resolutions on the agenda: The first $14,000 and the second for $468,500, both for entire calendar year of 2026.
Ward D Councilman Jake Ephros was curious about the contracts for part-time defenders.
“Everybody who serves as a public defender is on a per diem … $275 per session. As the Chief Public Defender … for me … is $14,000,” he clarified…