A public forum event featuring the candidates for State Attorney and Public Defender for the 15th Judicial Circuit serving Palm Beach County will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.).
The event is sponsored by the Law Related Education Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar and will be moderated by Judge Lucy Brown (retired).
Attendees will be able to hear directly from the candidates, learn about their platforms and understand their vision for the future of the community’s judicial system. Incumbent Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg and Public Defender Carey Haughwout are not seeking re-election. The candidates running to replace them have been invited to this public forum.
Candidates for public defender are Daniel Eisinger and Adam Frankel, both Democrats, who will face off in a universal primary on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The winner of the primary will become the county’s new public defender.
Candidates for state attorney include Democrats Alexcia Cox, Gregg Lerman and Craig Williams, as well as Republicans Forrest Freeman and Sam Stern. Independent candidate Adam Farkas is also seeking the seat. The winners of the Aug. 20 party primaries will advance to the general election ballot, which will also include Farkas.
