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Virginia Beach judges press council for courthouse ADA fixes, request judicial assistant and $20,000 for recovery court
Summary
Circuit Court Chief Judge Tanya Felton asked council to add a full-time judicial assistant and funding for a recovery court; judges also raised urgent Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and maintenance problems at the courthouse.
Chief Judge Tanya Felton of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court told the City Council on May 6 that the court needs immediate investments to address facility maintenance and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and requested two budget items: one full-time judicial assistant and funding for the recovery court.
Felton said a 2020 change in state law has increased jury-trial requests sharply, straining scheduling staff. “By last year, that number had risen to 633 jury trials scheduled,” she said, and noted that in the first four months of the year the court had already scheduled 500 jury trials. She said the increase has strained existing staff and threatens constitutional speedy-trial obligations if…
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