We have a crisis in the state when it comes to attorney recruitment and attorney retention, and especially in rural areas, we do not have enough attorneys. And it is Criminal defendants are being harmed the most because they are being forced to stay in jail far too long. That is a real concern we have. When Annette Ziegler was chief justice, she started a committee, an attorney retention committee. We're continuing the work of that committee. (51:03–51:07)
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