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Probate judge request: part‑time associate judge made full‑time; marriage‑license fee increase approved to fund upgrade
Summary
Lexington County Probate Court requested upgrading an associate judge from part‑time to full‑time and asked for a paralegal; council approved the upgrade and approved raising the county marriage license fee for in‑county applicants to $40 and a higher out‑of‑county fee of $75 to offset costs.
Lexington County Council approved an upgrade of a part‑time associate probate judge to full‑time and agreed to raise the county portion of the marriage-license fee as a local revenue source to offset the recurring personnel cost.
Associate Probate Judge Julie Thompson (identified in the meeting as the longstanding associate/probate staff presence) told council the court’s workload has increased with the county’s population growth and that the court was carrying a mental‑health phone that…
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