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Municipal Court cites rising caseload, seeks modest budget increase to sustain services and technology upgrades
Summary
The Municipal Court of Atlanta requested an approximately $1.2 million increase in its FY26 budget to cover rising caseloads, vendor cost increases and planned technology upgrades, and highlighted recent operational improvements including warrant amnesty, in-house classes and upgraded courthouse security.
Chief Judge Christopher Ward and court administrators told City Council that the Municipal Court’s caseload has risen in recent years and that the court needs a roughly $1.2 million increase in FY26 to maintain clearance rates, fund contracted services and complete planned technology upgrades.
Chief Judge Ward opened the presentation by describing the court as “the largest court of any type in the Southeast Region” and said municipal caseloads have been rising roughly 10,000–15,000 cases a year. Deandre Moore, the court administrator and chief clerk, told council the FY26 request represents about a $1.2 million increase over the current year to cover…
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