 This is NPR News in Washington. And this is Maine Public Radio News. Good morning. I'm Erwin Gratz, 831, our time on this Friday morning. Maine Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill says it will take a joint effort to reduce the backlog of cases in which jail defendants spend months awaiting court-appointed attorneys. Stanfill says bolstering the state's fledgling public defender offices will help. One of the things we may be able to do is bring some additional lawyers in