County hearing hears court workload concerns and discusses indigent defense options
A county official who described experience as a prosecutor and judge outlined rising attorney-fee costs, expanding trials and juvenile caseloads and cautioned that creating a county public defender office poses staffing and cost challenges despite improved state reimbursement.
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A participant who identified their role in the court system detailed mounting attorney-fee costs driven by a busy trial calendar and increasing juvenile and criminal caseloads. The speaker said court-appointed attorney costs have grown, that the county has paid higher fees recently and that some cases require more attorney resources than in the past.
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