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Fourteenth Judicial District DA seeks more felony-review capacity; tri‑county personnel budget approved
Summary
District Attorney Matthew Carzan asked counties to fund expanded felony-review capacity and outlined staffing changes; Tri‑County personnel and adult diversion funding were approved by commissioners in voice votes.
District Attorney Matthew Carzan of the Fourteenth Judicial District presented a budget request and an operational change intended to increase consistency and case quality across Routt, Moffat and Grand counties.
Carzan said he plans to step out of a full-time courtroom docket role and lead a dedicated felony-review function across the district. He told commissioners that by centralizing felony intake and case-review work he can reduce piecemeal triage, improve charge selection, and free courtroom prosecutors to focus on litigation. Carzan said his office hired or anticipated hires to shore up county-level coverage and that he expects a new county‑court…
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