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Bronxville village judges report increased caseload, staffing changes and possible centralized arraignments
Summary
Bronxville village judges told trustees the court has seen higher case volumes, a recent clerk retirement and a new hire; they flagged a pending plan to centralize after-hours arraignments that could affect local police staffing.
Two Bronxville village judges told the Village Trustees on March 10 that the court has seen a sustained increase in volume over the past year, prompting staffing changes and discussion about adding an evening court session.
The judges said longtime court clerk Kelly Glover recently retired and the court hired Shirley Ben Venetes in January; assistant clerk Yesenia Tovahar has been supporting the transition. “We think we have a, a good team that, is sharing responsibilities very effectively in the persons of of Shelley and Yesenia,” one judge said.
The nut of the judges’ message was operational: higher traffic-enforcement case counts and other matters have produced long lines at Village Hall and raised…
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