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A budget shortfall is forcing the state's court system
to eliminate more than 100 jobs, slash court spending at all levels and
abolish some popular programs such a special drug court within some
family and juvenile court systems. From the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts: FRANKFORT, Ky. – Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. met
today with the state’s justices, judges and circuit court clerks to
announce a budget reduction plan that will ensure the Judicial Branch
can balance its budget in Fiscal Year 11 (July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011). The
chief justice invited the elected officials ...
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The state budget is a yearly statement of how much money will be spent on all the various programs of state government. Occurring at the intersection of policy and politics, the budget is also an expression of priorities. And in recent years spending in New Jersey on the Department of Corrections and related criminal justice functions has been a high priority. Consider that: The number of state prison inmates tripled over 20 years. Corrections spending has, by far, been the fastest growing component of the New Jersey state budget; it has been estimated that by 2005 New Jersey will spend more on corrections-related functions than ...
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The AO is the central support entity for the federal judicial branch. It provides a wide range of administrative, legal, financial, management , program, and information technology services to the federal courts. The AO is directly supervised by the Judicial Conference of the United States , the body that sets the national and legislative policy of the federal judiciary and is composed of the chief judges from each judicial and geographic circuit and the chief judge of the Court of International Trade . The AO implements and executes Judicial Conference policies, as well as applicable federal statutes and regulations. The AO ...
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Susana Martinez vs Diane Denish press releases side by side on Martinez's conviction rates and DWI plea bargains. for a more in detail post on this issue but to save you some pain it boils down to the press doing their job and checking into the claims made by Denish in her first attack ad against Susana Martinez since Martinez won the Republican primary. Basically Denish claimed that Susana had poor conviction rates based off of data from the AOC which in return Susana responded quickly that she won "Prosecutor of the Year" in 2010 by the New Mexico State Bar Association ... Read More
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We all know Susana Martinez won the Republican nomination for governor by distorting her record and making empty promises. Martinez offered a lot of slogans, but little substance. Today, the Diane Denish campaign started the process of setting the record straight by releasing an ad to introduce New Mexicans to the real Susana Martinez -- and her failed record as District Attorney. The ad directly quotes Susana Martinez talking about the importance of looking at candidates’ records, and then challenges Martinez to explain her broken pledge on felony DWI plea bargains and her horrible murder conviction rate -- which is the lowest ...
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They call themselves "the alliance." Others call them rebels. They are a group of California judges who say the state's judicial branch is no longer serving the people and they are demanding reform. Last month, Judge David Lampe from Kern County made a public appeal to the California Judicial Council to stop closing courthouses one day a month. It is a decision the council says it made because of the state's budget crisis. Lampe says his plea fell on deaf ears. "I believe that a lot of judges felt they did not have a sufficient voice in the decision that closed our courts," he said. That decision ...
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in a new TV ad reveals a complicated situation that has sparked discussion about the accuracy of statistics kept by the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts . The ad from the Democratic candidate for governor accuses Martinez, Denish’s GOP opponent, of breaking a promise to not plea bargain DWI cases and of having the worst homicide conviction rate in the state as Doña Ana County’s district attorney. “Susana Martinez won the Republican nomination with sound bites and empty promises, but in reality, she’s been a failed district attorney who doesn’t deserve a promotion,” Denish spokesman Chris Cervini said in a news release.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The governor's proposed $3.43 billion budget for the judiciary has brought watchful quiet to a battle between trial judges faced with disintegrating courts and the central administrative body of the court, which is defending expensive computer and construction projects against criticism by many of those judges. The funding, if adopted by the Legislature, would bring relief to courts that have been shutting their doors one day a month to save money while laying off hundreds of court workers and planning to lay off hundreds more. In the ...
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The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is the staff agency to the. Judicial Council of California, the policymaking body of the state court system. ...
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Governor Phil Bredesen will administer the oath of office to Rhynette Northcross Hurd, the newly appointed circuit court judge for the 30th Judicial District, on June 9 at 3:00 p.m. The formal investiture ceremony and reception is open to the public and will be held at the Shelby County Administration Building, located at 160 North Main. Hurd was appointed in March to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of D’Army Bailey, who retired after 19 years on the bench. Prior to her appointment to the circuit court, Hurd spent much of her legal career as in-house counsel at various corporations including ...
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Raleigh, N.C. — The NCAWARE system, designed to instantly check if suspects have outstanding warrants, went online in Wake County nearly two weeks ago. But the Web-based system is already being called out for problems. Jennifer Aben, 25, of Castlebrook Court in Apex, says she was held Friday in the Wake County Jail on old charges that had already been disposed of by the court system. Police arrested Jennifer Aben on Friday for using her son's name to get a cable television account. She said she used her son’s name because she has bad credit. When authorities took her to the Wake County Magistrate's Office, Aben was ...
with the assistance of the parent/guardian to help ensure regular attendance and to address any patterns of unexcused absences. d. Proceed in accordance with New Jersey Law regarding missing, abused, or neglected children. e. Cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities and agencies as appropriate. For between five (5) and nine (9) cumulative unexcused absences, the school district shall: a. Make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or guardian of each unexcused absence prior to the next school day. A certified letter will be sent home after the 5th unexcused cumulative absence. b. Conduct a follow-up investigation ...
