Here & Now

Former Dodge County DA Kurt Klomberg on why he Resigned

Zac Schultz:

Since we first spoke with Kurt Klomberg, he resigned as the Dodge County district attorney. Klomberg sent an email to colleagues announcing he was stepping down as of January 13th and heartbroken over the collapse of the Dodge County prosecutor’s office. After retirements, resignations and no new full-time attorneys accepting positions.

Kurt Klomberg:

That left me alone to do the work of six attorneys after February 1st, and my family has made many, many sacrifices for me to do this work when we were fully staffed. I was leaving before my children would barely get up in the morning and I was coming home after they went to bed and I saw no end in sight. I was concerned about my own health. And also the fact that I can’t do that amount of work without committing serious malpractice, and I just faced the reality that I had to look for other employment. I’m going to still be a prosecutor, and I’m going to an office that is smaller, is well-staffed, and I’m going to be able to continue to practice law and do this work. I just — I just can’t do it here.