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District and justice courts request modest increases for security, legal resources and courtroom technology
Summary
District Court and Justice Court officials told commissioners they are operating at heavy caseloads and asked for small increases for the law library, court security and technology; judges and court staff also discussed Zoom, JAVS and court hours.
Judge Tom Stockard and Justice of the Peace Ben Trotter told the board the courts are handling a heavy caseload and requested modest budget adjustments focused on security, legal research and equipment.
Judge Tom Stockard said the district court completed a full conversion to a new case-management system and migrated court data into Amazon Web Services to address security concerns. He said Churchill County processes about 1,700 cases per judge per year on a per-judge basis and described how prior budget cuts…
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