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Appellate indigent‑defense leaders warn of staffing crisis, urge larger pay increase than governor proposed
Summary
Project directors and panel attorneys told the subcommittee that appellate projects have lost hundreds of panel attorneys over the past decade, creating appointment delays and client overdetention; they urged a larger increase than the governor’s $10 hourly raise.
Appellate project directors, panel attorneys and Judicial Council representatives told the subcommittee the system that assigns appellate counsel for indigent defendants is in crisis and that proposed increases in compensation must be larger to recruit and retain attorneys.
Justice Stacy Bulwer Urie, chair of the Appellate Indigent Defense Oversight Advisory Committee, described shrinking attorney panels: ‘‘Ten years ago there were almost 950 panel attorneys and today around 600 remain,’’ she said. ‘‘Without the budget allocation identified by the governor, there will be even fewer…
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