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Circuit court seeks higher jury, trial and library budgets as case load rises
Summary
Circuit court staff asked the finance committee for increases in jury, mileage, trial expense and law-library lines, citing reduced non-jury weeks, pending serious trials and new subscriptions; mediation and access-to-justice funds were adjusted as well.
Laurie, a court representative, told the finance committee Sept. 30 that the circuit’s FY26 budget needs increases in jury-related and trial-cost lines because the chief judge is planning to reduce the number of non-jury weeks to handle a larger caseload.
Laurie said the judiciary is requesting an increase in the juror line to $50,000 (up from $35,000) to cover more summonses, juror pay, mileage and associated costs. She cited seven pending murder trials that could proceed next year and said the additional jury weeks explain…
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