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Public Defenders present 2020 caseload and budget; office reports shortfall and staffing updates
Summary
Utah County Public Defenders Association staff reported 2020 caseload changes, workload-weighted time metrics and a budget variance of about $184,000 that is largely offset by a $154,000 regional grant and existing carryover; presenters also described hiring and trial-backlog strategies.
Benjamin Young, the public defenders’ financial manager, and deputy presenter Josh Esplin delivered the Utah County Public Defenders Association’s quarterly presentation on 2020 caseloads and finances.
Young said district-court felony appointments rose slightly compared with 2019 while misdemeanor appointments and orders to show cause declined in number. He highlighted that orders to show cause made up roughly 55% of cases by count but represented about 27% of the workload when hours required per case are considered; the…
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