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Juvenile court to return $75,000–$100,000; judges deny years‑old attorney fee requests, appeal pending
Summary
Lancaster County juvenile court officials told commissioners the court expects to return $75,000–$100,000 to county coffers mostly from unspent attorney‑fee funds and described an unresolved set of late fee requests from a former court‑appointed attorney; one denial is under appeal. The court also requested modest technology funding and proposed a 1.72% FY2027 budget increase.
Theresa Emmert, juvenile court administrator, told the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on May 12 that the court "expects to return $75,000 to $100,000 to the county," largely because attorney‑fee funds went unspent.
Emmert and Judge Elise White outlined an ongoing issue in which a former court‑appointed attorney who moved to the public defender’s office submitted years‑old fee requests. "One early request was approved for good cause, but…
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