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Attorney general briefs committee on office reorganization, appeals backlog and staffing requests after legislative audits
Summary
Attorney General Derek Brown outlined office restructuring and staff requests to address heavier litigation loads and an appellate backlog, while legislative auditors released two reports urging stronger transparency and implementation of case management and policy controls.
Attorney General Derek Brown told the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee on Jan. 31 that he has implemented administrative changes and is seeking targeted staff to respond to a surge of high‑profile litigation and an appellate backlog.
Brown said he reorganized the office to separate civil and criminal divisions more clearly, created a consumer‑protection department, added an administrator role to improve case management, and released his public calendar as part of a transparency push. "My goal is to identify things that we can do from a budget standpoint so that you know where the needs are," Brown said.
Brown outlined four priorities for additional resources: narrowing salary disparities to retain attorneys; defending the state in complex constitutional and high‑dollar litigation;…
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