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Attorney General Douglas Moylan asks Guam Legislature for $3.2M to recruit lawyers, cites staffing shortfall
Summary
Attorney General Douglas Moylan told the Finance Committee on May 7 that his office needs a $3.2 million increase — including $1.6 million to avoid lapses — to recruit attorneys and avoid burnout as the office operates with roughly 30 lawyers and substantial unfilled demand.
Attorney General Douglas Moylan told the Guam Legislature’s Committee on Finance and Government Operations on May 7 that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) needs a $3.2 million increase in its FY2027 appropriation to recruit attorneys and shore up operations.
"We have been maintaining, and currently we have 30 attorneys. We need at least 50, but ... in order to do all the work required of us, we need 96," Moylan said in his opening testimony, citing a mix of prosecution, solicitors and civil responsibilities that the office must cover.
Moylan told senators that the $3.2 million request is effectively composed…
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