The defender, David E. Patton, asked that his office be appointed to represent the suspect, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai.
"Given the facts of this case, it is entirely appropriate that an advocate be appointed to represent the unborn child's best interests in all decisions," the governor said.
In fact, at the conclusion of trial, as also noted, Burdine requested that Cannon be appointed to represent him on appeal.
He was also one of the youngest ambassadors to be appointed to represent our Britannic Majesty for some 200 years, the first western diplomat to be retweeted by the Iranian president, to have a tweetup with a diva, etc.
[C2.] UAL Pension Overseer to Be Named A legal overseer will be appointed to represent participants in United Airlines' pension plans now that the company has halted contributions, the Labor Department said.
At the news conference, Ms. Stewart sharply criticized the decision, and said its timing, "coming as it does on the eve of the arrival of the tortured men from offshore prison in Guantánamo," carried a message for any lawyers who might be appointed to represent them.
