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New acting administrative director warns staffing shortfalls are slowing courts as backlog persists
Summary
Acting administrative director Michael Blee told the Assembly Budget Committee that New Jersey courts still face a post‑COVID backlog and judicial vacancies that limit the system’s ability to clear cases; vicinages with fewer judges are disproportionately affected.
Acting administrative director Michael Blee told the Assembly Budget Committee on April 1 that New Jersey’s judiciary is working to reduce a post‑pandemic case backlog but remains hampered by judicial vacancies and staff shortfalls.
Blee said the number of cases resolved grew nearly 12 percent in the past fiscal year, lowering the total backlog to 21 percent, but added that the improvement “falls short of our present goal.” He said filling judicial vacancies remains a priority to provide “timely justice for all.”
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