Managed Assigned Counsel warns layoffs possible if grant match not funded
The court's assigned counsel administrator asked commissioners to approve a TIDC grant match and five personnel increases, warning the MAC may need to lay off staff and suspend immigration advisals without the requested funding.
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Kenneth Harden, executive director of the Managed Assigned Counsel (MAC), told commissioners the MAC manages 84% of misdemeanor county‑court appointments and has expanded attorney capacity from 108 to 212 attorneys under the county appointment system.
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