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Lea County will issue RFP to hire contract prosecutors to ease DA caseloads
Summary
The Lea County commissioners voted unanimously to direct staff to issue an RFP for up to two contract attorneys to serve as assistant special prosecutors after the district attorney described chronic understaffing and very high caseloads.
The Lea County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 23 to direct county staff to issue a request for proposals to hire up to two contract attorneys to assist the Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney Diana Luce told the commission the district faces a staffing shortage that leaves prosecutors handling extremely high caseloads. "I have 6 total in the district," she said, adding that some prosecutors carry roughly 300 cases. Luce and…
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