Sick of too little funding and too many cases, Marinette DA resigns in protest

Career prosecutor Allen Brey makes it clear he's not retiring from his post as Marinette County district attorney: He's quitting — in protest or self-preservation or both.

"Morally, I can't continue working in a system that treats victims this way," Brey said, referring to the growing backlog of cases, now more than 400, that he and his assistant prosecutor can't get to quickly enough despite working 50- to 60-hour weeks.

And a family intervention about his work/life imbalance — including a stern talk from his 87-year-old father in Florida — finally set his reluctant resignation in motion.

"He opened my eyes," Brey recalled. The district attorney said his dad asked him if it really made sense to be in his office Sunday mornings, instead of at church.

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