Defense attorney nonprofit asks state leaders to condemn Clarkson’s political mailer

Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson (Courtesy/Paige Clarkson)

Nearly two dozen past presidents of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Saturday asked Gov. Kate Brown, Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to put out a statement disavowing perceived attacks on criminal defense work by Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson.

The lettercomes after two mailers promoting Clarkson’s re-election drew backlash from civil rights activists, the state’s chief justice…