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Limestone County court votes to raise pay for court-appointed attorneys in mental-health cases
Summary
After extended discussion about lengthy, resource-intensive mental-health cases and a lack of hospital placements, the county court voted to increase compensation for court-appointed attorneys handling those cases; the court cited budget availability but did not record a roll-call vote.
The Limestone County court voted to increase compensation for court-appointed attorneys who handle mental-health cases after a detailed discussion about the extra time and coordination those matters require.
County judge Daniel Burkin, who addressed the court during the item, described mental-health cases as more complex than routine misdemeanor appointments, saying they ‘‘require, first of all, coordinating with the family and with the doctor... getting placements for them, working with [a] behavioral health…
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