The commission’s current director, Justin Andrus, announced this year that he will leave the position by June 30.
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
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Maine courts may take until 2028 to touch backlog of cases
Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill says the judicial branch is “frail” following her State of the Judiciary speech.
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Maine attorneys coming back to court-appointed rosters
The Maine Legislature’s recent hike in pay for court-appointed private criminal defense attorneys is aimed at combating a chronic backlog of cases clogging up the state’s courts.
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Increased pay has bolstered ranks of attorneys representing indigent clients
But the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says that the pay increase needs to be extended beyond this summer and that more needs to be done to stabilize the program and meet the state’s constitutional obligations.
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Former leader of Maine public defenders says job not what he expected
Seth Levy resigned after less than a month but said he is still optimistic about the role of a public defender’s office in Maine.
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Maine’s new lead public defender resigns
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services called an emergency meeting Wednesday to allow its executive director to temporarily fill the role left by Seth Levy.
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New funding for Maine’s legal defense system for the poor not enough to solve problem, commission says
Gov. Janet Mills’ plan to increase funding for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services by $17 million pales in comparison to the agency’s $62 million request.
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System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they’re seeing can’t keep up with the systemic problems.
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Gov. Mills hesitant to pursue emergency funds for indigent legal services, emails show
Gov. Janet Mills asks the agency in charge of providing legal defense to low-income Mainers if it has done enough to recruit attorneys to address an ongoing shortage.
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Indigent defender commission sends emergency funding request to governor, lawmakers
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is asking for $13.3 million before next year to increase the hourly rate for attorneys. But lawmakers would have to come together for an unlikely special session to approve the spending.