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Meridian reaffirms municipal court team; judges, prosecutors and public defender confirmed
Summary
The council confirmed reappointments and new appointments for Meridian’s municipal court system and heard officials describe rehabilitation-focused programs and alternative sentencing successes.
The Meridian City Council confirmed municipal court personnel during its August meeting, reappointing sitting judge Markham and confirming John Howell as a municipal judge, and approving three prosecuting attorneys and the city’s public defense attorney. The appointees described a courts-first approach that emphasizes alternatives to incarceration, rehabilitation programs and partnerships with local providers. "We were identified as one of the 10 courts in the nation that leads the nation in alternative sentencing," Judge Markham said, citing the court’s use of education, job training and mental-health…
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