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Competency court growth, wellness and specialty-court coverage strain DA resources
Summary
The DA described four specialty courts (sobriety, mental health, veterans treatment, competency) and said competency court is the fastest-growing; he asked for a subject-matter expert prosecutor to cover those dockets as caseloads increase.
George Brockler told the commissioners the 23rd runs four specialty courts — sobriety, mental health, veterans treatment and competency — and that competency court has expanded fastest, risking overwhelm of existing coverage. He said these courts are often staffed by passionate personnel who take on added duties, and recommended hiring a subject-matter expert prosecutor to handle all specialty dockets and adapt to evolving court policies.
Brockler said the office can continue to cover these courts in the short term but expects the need to become pressing as competency dockets expand. Commissioners acknowledged the benefit of the specialty courts but reiterated county budget constraints and asked the DA to provide metrics showing program outcomes and resource impacts.
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