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Attorney General asks appropriation committee to create two positions for restorative justice and expanded appellate work
Summary
Attorney General Charity Clark asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to create one position to implement the precharge restorative‑justice program in Act 180 and a second permanent appellate attorney position to handle an uptick in novel litigation and multi‑state suits.
Attorney General Charity Clark told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 that the Office of the Attorney General is requesting creation of two positions through a budget adjustment request so the office can implement a recently enacted restorative‑justice statute and expand its appellate capacity.
Clark said the first request is to create a position needed to “stand up” the Act 180 precharge program, which will make pretrial restorative options available statewide. “At this point in time, we have the funding. We just need the position created,” Clark said, adding the program will extend…
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