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State Appellate Public Defender seeks deputy attorney to reduce contracting costs
Summary
The Office of the State Appellate Public Defender presented staffing levels, a request for an additional deputy appellate public defender, and data showing contracting overflow cases is more costly than hiring in-house.
The Office of the State Appellate Public Defender asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to approve an additional attorney position and re-appropriation authority for previously authorized one-time funds to help manage a multi-year increase in appeals work.
Christopher Lahoset, a Legislative Services Office analyst, outlined the office’s role and budget history, noting the office is authorized 26 full-time positions and currently reports no vacancies as of December 15. “The office has authorized 26 full time positions. As of December 15, the office has no vacancies,” Lahoset told the committee.
Nut graf: The office argues hiring a deputy appellate public defender would be less expensive than contracting…
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