FILE - 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., April 16, 2024, on whether she should keep her job mid allegations of misconduct. An oversight commission fired Bowden-Lewis on Tuesday, June 4, after having accused her of a range of misconduct, including leveling unfounded racism allegations, mistreating employees and improperly accessing the emails of staff and the commission chairman. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File) FILE PHOTO
