Tennessee is one of only two states* in the country that have a statewide system of elected public defenders. The Knox County Public Defender's office celebrated its 20th anniversary September 1st, 2010... and Mark Stephens has been Knox County's Public Defender since the office's inception. In the last decade, the Defender's Office has evolved into what's now called the Community Law Office. Chrissy Keuper spoke with Stephens about the CLO's holistic approach to defending the accused... 
*the other is Florida.