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Brad Schimel: “We need to deal with the shortage of criminal defense bar…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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Published | Video Starts at 28:37

It's changed drastically from the moment you started to where you are right now. What would you like to see change in that system? Well, first off, We need to deal with the shortage of criminal defense bar that'll take indigent cases. It's reckoned counties across our state that we have people sitting, waiting for their case, for their preliminary hearing to get held because we're having trouble finding someone that'll take this case. (28:37–28:39)

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