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Public defender and court staff report staffing, schedule impacts and internet outages
Summary
Public defender Travis and court staff updated the Services Committee on staffing stability, short-term judge absences that caused brief backlogs, a planned hire for a second supervisor beginning after the new budget year, and intermittent internet outages that affected hearings and workflow.
At the Nov. 5 meeting, Travis, the public defender, told the Stephenson County Services Committee that office staffing has been stable but that short-term absences among judges produced brief backlogs in recent weeks.
"It's been a little busy," Travis said, noting judges being gone for periods of time…
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