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State’s Attorney reports case growth, new training pathways and digital backlog
Summary
State’s Attorney Daniel Hager told the commission his office saw overall case growth, a spike in homicides, staffing turnover, expansion of prosecution practicum and an alternative licensure pathway with the law school, and ongoing digital discovery backlogs that will require staffing or technology solutions.
Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Daniel Hager told the county commission on May 20 that his office handled more criminal filings last year, faced staffing turnover, and is pursuing new training and recruitment efforts including a prosecution practicum and an alternative bar pathway in partnership with the law school.
Hager said, "we had... 11,324 adult criminal filings last year," and described the past year as "challenging" because of turnover among prosecutors even as some moved into judgeships or other offices.
The nut of Hager’s briefing is that public-safety workload has risen while the office manages recruitment, training and technology upgrades to keep pace. He outlined the office’s strategies and several operational pressures that could shape FY26 budget requests.
Hager said the office reorganized felony teams to align prosecutors with judges and to prepare for complex homicide prosecutions. He cited State v. Darion Johnson as an example of a recent trial that "represented a lot of what…
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