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Attorney general says appellate unit needs extra positions amid surge in federal litigation
Summary
The attorney general told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the office's appellate unit, which currently has two lawyers handling statewide appellate work, needs additional staff to respond to a surge of federal litigation tied to recent presidential actions.
The attorney general told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 5 that her office is seeking additional appellate staff after an unusually heavy surge of federal cases required "night and day" work from the agency's small appellate unit.
"The appellate unit who handles this work in my office has 2 lawyers, the solicitor general, the deputy solicitor general. They are literally working night and day around the clock on the weekends," the attorney general said, describing the workload…
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