Connecticut Chief Public Defender Tashun Bowden-Lewis looks over at a group of supporters before a hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn. on August 16, 2024, on whether she should keep her job mid allegations of misconduct. Many in the audience were Black women who wore red in support of Bowden-Lewis. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)
Connecticut Chief Public Defender Tashun Bowden-Lewis chats with supporters before a hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn. on April 16, 2024, on whether she should keep her job amid allegations of misconduct. She appeared with her attorney Thomas Bucci. (Associated Press/Susan Haigh)