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Acting administrative director tells Senate committee judiciary is reducing backlog but judicial vacancies remain a strain
Summary
Michael Blee, acting administrative director of the New Jersey Courts, told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee that case resolution rose nearly 12% last year and the overall backlog fell 21%, while the judiciary still faces dozens of judicial vacancies that could disrupt trials in some vicinages.
Michael Blee, the acting administrative director of the courts, told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on April 22 that the judiciary’s caseload is improving but still strained by vacancies.
Blee said the number of cases resolved in the past fiscal year rose “nearly 12 percent,” lowering the total backlog by about 21 percent, but he added the improvement “falls short of our present goal” and that filling judicial vacancies remains critical to reducing delays.
The nut graf: The judiciary reported measurable progress on case resolution since the pandemic, but Blee and senators warned that concentrated vacancies in certain counties can force disruption of…
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