Wiley Nickel, Wake County’s district attorney in waiting, says he wants to use the next 10 months before he assumes the role of DA to secure more resources for the office.
- The top priority, he told Axios, is to significantly increase the number of prosecutors working in the state’s largest county by population — which could help clear case backlogs and keep violent offenders off the streets.
Why it matters: District attorneys wield significant influence over criminal justice policies in their communities, deciding which cases move forward and which crimes are prioritized.
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