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Committee backs adding district judge to Kootenai County to ease heavy caseload
Summary
The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1028 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after advocates said Kootenai County’s courts are overwhelmed and judges from other districts are regularly covering the workload.
The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee on a voice vote agreed to send Senate Bill 1028 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would add an additional district judge position chambered in Kootenai County.
Supporters told the committee that Kootenai County’s courts are dealing with heavy felony and drug caseloads and that judges from other districts are being brought in to cover the work. "Kootenai County is overwhelmed with cases,"…
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