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Idaho Appellate Public Defender seeks deputy position to reduce contract costs
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The Office of the State Appellate Public Defender told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it is fully staffed now but requested authorization and funding for an additional deputy appellate public defender to handle noncapital appeals and reduce reliance on outside contract attorneys.
The Office of the State Appellate Public Defender asked the Idaho Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for authorization and funding for a deputy appellate public defender to absorb noncapital appeals and curb expensive contracting out of overflow cases.
Budget analyst Christopher Lahoset told the committee the office is authorized for 26 full-time positions and reported no vacancies as of Dec. 15, and that personnel costs account for about 85% of total expenditures in FY24. Lahoset said the office’s five-year average personnel appropriation is about $2.8 million and that the agency…
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