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Appellate Public Defender asks for deputy position to reduce contracting costs
Summary
The State Appellate Public Defender office told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it is nearly fully staffed but requested one additional deputy appellate position and re-appropriation authority for unspent one-time funds to reduce costly contracting for overflow cases.
Christopher Lahoset, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that the Office of the State Appellate Public Defender is charged under Idaho Code §19-5905 to represent indigent appellants in appeals and post‑judgment proceedings and that it comprises two programs: in‑house appellate representation and a capital/conflict representation program.
The office told lawmakers it currently has authorization for 26 full-time positions and reported no vacancies as of mid‑December; the budget analyst said the office’s five-year average authorized FTE is about 25 and that personnel costs are the major portion of its budget.
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