Travis County DA-elect Margaret Moore ousts 27 employees amid shakeup
AUSTIN -- Four weeks before officially taking office, Travis County district attorney-elect Margaret Moore’s vision for restructuring the agency is taking shape with a flurry of personnel moves and firings that include the ousters of several prosecutors who are well-regarded at the criminal courthouse.
Seventeen attorneys, 12 investigators and six administrative staff are retiring or have been told they will no longer have jobs when Moore takes over on Jan. 3. Additionally, 13 lawyers are being bumped to a lower classification and will take paycuts. And more changes may be coming. Moore told the American-Statesman on Tuesday she still has decisions to make on some administrative positions after wrapping up interviews this week.
In all, 48 people in the 238-employee agency have been affected by the moves. Twenty-seven were told their services will no longer be needed; they will not receive severance pay.
The shakeup marks the most sweeping personnel shift at the DA’s office in decades, with Moore carrying through on her campaign promise to reorganize after 40 years of a continuous administration that began with Ronnie Earle and continued with Rosemary Lehmberg. Moore said she evaluated employees’ work ethic, experience and reputation in the defense community, and accepted feedback from department supervisors and judges.
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