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Prosecutor’s office reports heavy trial schedule, e‑prosecutor transition and staffing constraints
Summary
The county prosecutor said multiple jury trials recently concluded or are starting, the office is adopting a new e‑prosecutor system to replace Justware, and licensing bottlenecks and space constraints are limiting staff throughput.
Speaker 5 updated the group on workload pressures in the prosecutor’s office, reporting a recently concluded multi‑day jury trial with multiple convictions and multiple jury trials starting this week. "We were able to secure 8 convictions," they said, and described an unusually high number of trials and courtroom sessions taking staff time.
Speaker 5 discussed an upcoming technology change: the office will move to a new e‑prosecutor system to replace Justware, with online short training sessions next week and in‑person trainer visits planned for mid‑March; the go‑live date was not provided.
Staffing and licensing bottlenecks were emphasized: the office has 45 staff but only 43 software licenses, and temporary employees need licenses to perform meaningful work. That constraint — plus onboarding and file‑room projects — has produced delays in processing incoming law‑enforcement reports and in closing files, which the speaker warned can hinder law enforcement’s ability to track convicted individuals.
On a program note, the office launched a prosecution diversion pilot focusing first on minor offenses (minors in possession of alcohol, driving while suspended) with a navigator to support eligible participants and plans to expand eligibility once initial kinks are resolved.
No votes or formal policy changes were taken; the update focused on operational constraints and transition planning.
