TaShun Bowden-Lewis

TaShun Bowden-Lewis was placed on administrative leave by the state’s Public Defender Services Commission in February. She faces 16 charges, including unethical and untruthful behavior, bullying and instructing a subordinate to hack an adversary’s e-mail.

The commission’s decision to put her on paid administrative leave pending an investigation follows disputes with the oversight body.

Low-income families in Connecticut will get help with heat for their homes this winter.

TaShun Bowden-Lewis, Connecticut’s first Black female chief public defender, was sworn into office at the state Supreme Court in Hartford on Thursday.