One year ago, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced the creation of an “Attorney Retention and Recruitment Committee” to, according to the announcement, “consider the shortage of lawyers representing criminal defendants.”
The announcement quoted Kenosha County Judge Jason Rossell, the chair of the Committee of Chief Judges, as saying, “The delays caused by the [lawyer] shortage cause problems throughout the system, including delays in trials, lengthy pretrial incarceration, losing treatment options, and delayed closure for victims and witnesses.”
Judge Rossell
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