Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Public defender cites lawyer shortage, asks for administrative assistant to clear case backlog
Summary
The county public defender said the office is short of attorneys and asked commissioners to add an administrative assistant to help investigators and counsel prepare cases while attorney recruitment remains difficult.
At the Dawson County budget hearing, the public defender reported a substantial shortage of attorneys and asked the board to authorize an additional administrative assistant to help manage case preparation, investigations and courtroom facilitation while the office works to fill lawyer vacancies.
"We're down we're really down 9. We have 2 new ones that are taking the bar…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
