During an interim study committee last fall, Indiana’s legal community raised alarms that a statewide attorney shortage was leaving Hoosiers unrepresented. Friday, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush called
Indiana has the 44th lowest number of attorneys per capita, and the shortage is much more severe in some rural counties, especially as a steady stream of baby boomers retire.
"This shortage threatens the institution of the legal profession, public trust in the courts, the rule of law and the civic health of our communities," the court said.
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