I hope you will consider these observations: 1) Clallam County has a rather limited number of lawyers, for  it's population; the lawyers in the area have heavy caseloads.  Adding criminal cases, with their statutorily strict timing is difficult for lawyers who do not ordinarily practice criminal la; this will result in many lawyers declining to serve, and/or delays and costs attributed to repeated continuances.  2)  Appointing a civil lawyer to represent a criminal client results in less competent representation, and more costly representation.  (Lawyers who regularly represent criminal clients know the specific court rules and statutes they are working with; civil law lawyers will need to refresh their knowledge).  3) The system isn't broken - Clallam County has one of the best, most efficient, least costly public defender systems in Washington....not to mention extremely knowledgeable, competent public defender lawyers with many, many years of experience.