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Judge and court staff propose jury-related cuts, buy chairs now to save next-year funds
Summary
Delaware County courts proposed cutting $50,000 from next year's jury-trial line based on lower-than-expected trial usage and proposed buying jury room chairs now from current-year funds to reduce the 2026 equipment request.
Court staff told the County Council they are recommending a $50,000 reduction in the 2026 county-general budget's jury-fee expense line, citing a multi-year trend of many scheduled jury calls not proceeding to full trials.
Court budget presenter Emily Anderson said the courts historically see a high cancellation rate: for example, in one year the courts issued 64 venires but only 26 proceeded to trial; another year showed a similar pattern. Based…
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