So the public defenders are looking to move that $70 an hour up to $125 an hour. So they're not competing with counties. And this is something I suspect A lot of counties would actually be in favor of [increasing the pay rate for public defenders] because it will actually help county budgets. Right. A lot of some of our judges across the state, when someone qualifies for a public defender and they can't find an attorney, the judge is appointing a county appointed attorney. (15:30–15:35)
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