Indiana’s attorney shortage is hitting prosecutor and public defender offices particularly hard. And lawmakers want to boost state funding for deputy prosecutors and public defenders.

An Indiana Supreme Court commission wants state lawmakers to help subsidize legal startups and a scholarship program for lawyers in underserved areas.

As Indiana faces a worsening attorney shortage, the state Supreme Court is convening a commission to develop solutions for the future of Indiana's legal profession.

Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush said she's convening a group to study the future of the legal profession.

State Supreme Court Chief Administrative Officer Justin Forkner told lawmakers at a recent study committee hearing that Indianas growing attorney shortage is creating an access to justice problem.